Cowrie Container
Gold and Silver-Plating Boshan Censer
Appreciation of Tang Bronze Mirrors I
Dou with Inlaid Hunting Scene |
The cowrie container is a unique type of bronze of the Dian Culture. It is designed for keeping cowries, so it is perhaps a symbol of wealth and social status. Usually it is shaped in a tube with a lid or is transformed from a drum. For both types, the waist and the lid are all decorated with lively designs of human activities and animal figures. |
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