What Do You Know About Ming Dynasty Gold Tripod Vessel
10 Questions
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Jue is a shape of Chinese ritual bronze, a tripod vessel or goblet used to serve warm wine. It was used for ceremonial purposes by the Chinese of the Xia, Shand, and Zhou dynasties.
Questions and Answers
- 1.
Dating from the Xuande period of the Ming dynasty, the gold tripod vessel became world’s most valuable antique in the year?- A.
2005
- B.
2008
- C.
2007
- D.
2009
- 2.
The rare gold tripod vessel is made from?
- A.
15 karat gold
- B.
16 karat gold
- C.
21 karat gold
- D.
18 karat gold
- 3.
Masterfully crated, the bombe sides of the thinly hammered gold body are chased with a pair of five-clawed?
- A.
Fire
- B.
Eagle
- C.
Dragon
- D.
Hammer
- 4.
The sides of the tripod are fitted with a pair of thin wire swing?
- A.
Body
- B.
Handle
- C.
Mouth
- D.
None of the above
- 5.
The vessel is supported on three short legs called?
- A.
Cabriole
- B.
Dome
- C.
Stand
- D.
None of the above
- 6.
Decorated with cabochon gems set in the gold casing with mouth decorated with a band of scrolling?
- A.
Porcelain
- B.
Leaves
- C.
Dragon
- D.
None of the above
- 7.
The vessel mouth is studded with gems including natural?
- A.
Pearls
- B.
Turquoise and sapphires
- C.
Cat’s eye chrysoberyl
- D.
All of the above
- 8.
The domed cover is further chased with a pair of?
- A.
Lion
- B.
Sapphire
- C.
Dragon
- D.
Leaves
- 9.
Encircled with a lotus petal medallion accented with further gems and a bud finial punctuated with a blue?
- A.
Pearl
- B.
Turquoise
- C.
Rose
- D.
Sapphire
- 10.
It is believed to be only a finite number of gold vessels from the period totaling up to?
- A.
9
- B.
8
- C.
5
- D.
7
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