簠 (fǔ) - Fu — an ancient Chinese ritual bronze vessel

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Fu — an ancient Chinese ritual bronze vessel or food container used in ancestral worship ceremonies during the Zhou dynasty, typically rectangular with a lid.

Fu — an ancient Chinese ritual bronze vessel

Usage highlights

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Synonyms

  • 簋— Gui - another type of ancient ritual bronze food vessel
  • 鼎— Ding - ancient ritual bronze cooking vessel

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Archaeologists discovered a bronze fu vessel (青铜簠) from the Western Zhou period.
  • The ritual set included both gui and fu containers (簠簋).
  • This fu is inscribed with ancient characters (簠铭).
  • The museum's collection features several fu vessels (簠器).

Collocations

  • Bronze fu(青铜簠)
  • Fu and gui vessels(簠簋)
  • Fu inscription(簠铭)
  • Ritual fu(祭簠)
  • Ancient fu(古簠)
  • Fu vessel(簠器)

Idioms

  • Arranging the sacrificial vessels(簠簋不饰)
  • The ritual vessels of ancestral worship(宗庙簠簋)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Fu vessels were important ritual bronzes used in ancestral worship ceremonies during the Zhou dynasty.
  • They typically held millet or other grains during sacrificial rituals.
  • Often used in pairs with gui vessels, forming the ritual set known as 'fugui'.
  • The shape evolved over time, with early versions having deeper bodies and later ones becoming more shallow.

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