Wine Beaker (Gu)

A closer look

The tall flaring form offers a way to study the relationship between silhouette, surface pattern and ritual function. Compare ornament across the neck, waist and foot. Technical conclusions about casting, restoration or inscriptions require the museum record and specialist examination.

Collection record

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

OACA study notes are editorial observations. Institutional records remain the source for the object’s attribution, provenance and condition.