An inscribed archaistic bronze vessel (hu), Qing dynasty | 清 銅鋪首耳壺

The inscription on the present archaistic hu is inspired by the renowned early Western Zhou dynasty Bo Ju Hu 伯矩壺, formerly in the Qing Court Collection, now preserved in the National Museum of Asian Art, Washington, D.C. (accession no. F1959.14a-b), published in The Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, ed., Yin Zhou jinwen jicheng [Compendium of Yin and Zhou bronze inscriptions], Beijing, 1984, no. 09567 and on the Museum's website.