Western Zhou Boge You

Age: Western Zhou, Grade 1

Specifications: 27.5cm high through beam, 23.6cm high through lid, 8.5×10.7cm in diameter, 13cm in belly depth, 9.8×11.9cm in diameter of ring foot, 3170g in weight

Excavated from Tomb No. 7 of Zhuyuangou National Cemetery in Baoji City in 1980

Boge You has two pieces, large and small, which are combined with Bergzun to form a set of wine vessels. Boge You has a lid with a handle, a straight mouth, a deep belly, and a high ring foot. The lid has an animal head handle, the lid is decorated with animal face patterns, and the lid fold is decorated with a long body looking back Kuilong pattern. The place where the handle connects to the body of the You is a round-carved sheep head with curled horns, the place where the handle is bent is a round-carved ox head, and the back of the beam is decorated with Kuilong pattern. The neck of the You body is decorated with a circle of Kuilong pattern looking back, with two animal heads in the middle, the abdomen is decorated with animal face patterns, and the ring foot is decorated with a long body Kuilong pattern. The whole body of the Boge You has four high ridges, with elaborate and delicate patterns, cloud and thunder patterns against the background, and has the decorative style of ground pattern, shallow relief, high relief and round carving. The lid and the bottom of the vessel are cast with the inscription "Bai (Bo) Ge Zha (Zuo) Baozun Yi".