Posted 7 years ago
fleafinder
(91 items)
This is a set of cups that ive never seen before and was acquired in an estate sale.They looked like they belonged to some ancient emperor or warrior but they are still a mystery.
The Chinese have a long history of imperial rule and the emperor was called "tianzi" synonymous to 'the son of heaven' It means that he has the heavenly mandate to rule the people and therefore the people respect him as their earthly ruler but suffer in silence if he turns out to be a tyrant. The throne is passed down from the bloodline- generation to generation during the reign of a dynasty
Hope you love my cups and my sharing on this historical day. Thank you.
http://www.galeriegolconda.com/en/products/tripod-jue-wine-cup-in-bronze/
On this page you can get an explanation of the patterns and why they can be different.
https://www.absolutechinatours.com/china-travel/Three-Periods.html
This form goes back thousands of years to archaic bronzes, I think this form was used for a long time.
Simply amazing!! Fantastic find fleafinder!!
Interesting Fleafinder!!! I have not seen these before.....quite amazing!!
thanks you efes for the interesting research i didnt know the designs had so much meaning to them. They always had a reason for every detail in the past and thats what makes them so appealing
@rockbat thanks much here for the interesting comment.learnt something:))
@scott you re much appreciated sir scott:))
@tassie thanks for the loves and always dropping by. you go girrrrl!
thanks to:
bruns
efes
pops
oroyoroy
lovelypat
fort
rade
geode
lee
mani
scott
tassie
ho2
really.glad that you guys enjoyed these cups
thank you phil for stopping by!!
thanks for popping by and loving:)
mike
sean
kayakrocks