Hu wine vessel, 5th-4th century BCE

Ancient Chinese wine vessel, 5th-4th century BCE, now in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art. From the object's description on https://new.artsmia.org : "A new trend in bronze decoration emerged during the Warring States period that employed an inlay technique to depict livelier pictorial scenes or abstract designs. This precisely fashioned hu, made during this period of bronze casting, originally had its recessed geometric design inlaid with copper and turquoise." More information: https://collections.artsmia.org/art/63506/hu-wine-vessel-china