Jia (vessel)

A jia (Chinese: 斝; pinyin: jiǎ; Wade–Giles: chia3) is a type of ritual bronze vessel from ancient China. They were used to hold libations of wine at the tombs of ancestors. It is similar in design to a Jue but is larger and lacks the distinctive double lip in favor of a circular rim. It was usually made in the form of a tripod and included two protrusions on the rim that were probably used to suspend the vessel over heat.[1]

References

  1. ^ jia. (2009). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved August 13, 2009, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online

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vessel types
Ding (鼎)  • Gu (觚)  • Guang (觥)  • Hu (壺)  • Jia (斝)  • Jue (爵)  • Yi  • You (卣)  • Zun (尊) or Yi (彝)
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