You (vessel)

You with zigzag thunder pattern, Early Zhou, Shanghai Museum

A you (Chinese: 卣; pinyin: yǒu) is a lidded vessel that was used for liquid offerings by the Chinese of the Zhou and Shang Dynasties. It sometimes lacks taotie in favor of smoother surfaces. Sometimes these vessels are zoomorphic, especially in the form of two owls back to back. Usually the handle of the you is in the form of a loop that attaches on either side of the lid, but it is occasionally a knob in the center of the lid. They can be quadruped or have a single base.

Gallery

Image Name Era Time of evacuation Place of evacuation Current location Notes
Luan Bo Tong You (𫕉[nb 1]伯铜卣, lit. "Bronze You made for Count Luan") Western Zhou 1999 Baicaopo, Lingtai County, Pingliang Gansu Provincial Museum
Yu You (圉卣) early Western Zhou Liulihe Township, Fangshan District, Beijing Capital Museum
Shu Quan Fu You (叔䟒父卣) Western Zhou 1978 Xizhang Village, Dongzhang Township, Yuanshi County, Shijiazhuang Hebei Museum
Quzhe Leiwen You (曲折雷纹卣, lit. "You with zigzag thunder pattern") early Western Zhou unknown unknown Shanghai Museum
Shoumianwen Sanzu Qingtong You (兽面纹三足青铜卣, lit. "Bronze You with beast face pattern and three feet") Shang Dynasty 1989 Dayangzhou, Xin'gan County, Ji'an Jiangxi Provincial Museum
Hu Shi Ren You (虎食人卣, lit. "You depicting a tiger trying to devour a man") late Shang Border between Anhua County, Yiyang and Ningxiang County, Changsha Cernuschi Museum, France Two pieces. The other piece is currently at Sen-oku Hakuko Kan, Japan.
Yue Fu You (戉箙卣) late Shang Shanghai Museum

Notes

  1. ↑ Obsolete Chinese character, left side "阝", right side "爰".

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