Western Zhou Dynasty Yu Bo's Four-Eared Square Seat Gui

Age: Western Zhou, Grade 1

Specifications: Total height 38.7cm, mouth diameter 26cm, belly depth 12.5cm, square base height 10cm, length 23.2×23.8cm, weight 9.35kg.

Excavation site: Excavated from Tomb No. 1 of Zhifangtou State Cemetery in Baoji City in 1981

Food container. With a lid, the lid surface is raised, with a round handle in the lid, and two symmetrical square holes at the handle. The body of the gui has a round straight mouth, a flat folded edge, a square lip, a shallow belly, and a nearly straight belly wall. Four animal ears, the animal head protrudes from the mouth edge, the snout is high, the rectangular animal ear is drooping and long, the ear has a long strip of persimmon pattern, and the high ring foot is connected to the square base. There is a circle of persimmon calyx pattern and two circles of string pattern near the handle on the lid, and the lid is decorated with eight groups of inverted Kuilong patterns with vortex patterns. There is a circle of string pattern on the edge of the lid. The string pattern folds up to form a "Ji" shape where the lid connects to the four ears. Its range coincides with the four ears. Only when the lid is closed can it be smoothly buckled. The body of the gui is also decorated with eight groups of Kuilong patterns with circular vortex patterns alternating. There are four groups of taotie beast faces composed of Kui patterns on the ring foot. The four walls of the square base are decorated with four groups of ox heads. The ox heads are centered on the corner line, with the ox horns standing upright, and inverted Kuilongs are decorated on both sides of the ox horns. There is no ground pattern on the whole body of the vessel. There is an inscription of two lines and six characters on the inner wall of the lid: "Yu Bo made a treasured gui". This gui has excellent casting craftsmanship, heavy texture, and unique design. It is a very rare art treasure.