Bronze Chunyu with a Handle in the Form of Tiger

Bronze Chunyu with a Handle in the Form of Tiger

Warring States Period( 476 BC-AD 221)

Height 35cm. width of shoulder 29cm. abdominal diameter 22-27.8cm.

Collected from a scrap copper depot in Zhuzhou in 1958

The ware is in the shape of a garlic, with an oval top with an outward lip, a flat base. A carved tiger with raised curl tail stands in the middle of the flat top, there is a collar on its neck, and the tiger's body is decorated with cloud patterns. The tiger’s shoulders are in the shape of a round drum, which is wider than its straight hollow body, the abdominal cross-section is oval, the tiger’s head is engraved with sun patterns, its mouth is open, the teeth are exposed, and the curl tail is long. The tiger is in a marching state. The bottom of the ware is decorated with inclined cloud patterns. A fusion line extending from the top can be seen on both sides of the body. The ware is light green and partly rusted.