Gu-type vessel, gu cups, Chinese art, Chinese culture, ceremonial vessels, Qing 1644–1911, ritual vessels, 18th century, China, vessel, height 15 cm, diameter 10.7 cm, A dark bronze vessel with a flared rim stands upright against a neutral gray gradient background; the vessel has a wide, shallow bowl that tapers into a decorated neck and a bulbous midsection with raised ornamental motifs, followed by a narrower cylindrical stem and a flared round foot with carved swirling patterns. The visible colors are dark brown to near-black on the vessel and various shades of gray in the background and surface beneath it.
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Gu-type vessel, gu cups, Chinese art, Chinese culture, ceremonial vessels, Qing 1644–1911, ritual vessels, 18th century, China, vessel, height 15 cm, diameter 10.7 cm, A dark bronze vessel with a flared rim stands upright against a neutral gray gradient background; the vessel has a wide, shallow bowl that tapers into a decorated neck and a bulbous midsection with raised ornamental motifs, followed by a narrower cylindrical stem and a flared round foot with carved swirling patterns. The visible colors are dark brown to near-black on the vessel and various shades of gray in the background and surface beneath it.

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Gu-type vessel gu cups Chinese art Chinese culture ceremonial vessels Qing 1644–1911 ritual vessels 18th century China vessel height 15 cm diameter 10.7 cm dark bronze vessel flared rim stands upright neutral gray gradient background wide shallow bowl tapers decorated neck bulbous midsection raised ornamental motifs followed narrower cylindrical stem flared round foot carved swirling patterns visible colors dark brown near-black various shades gray background surface beneath .

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