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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 9470054, member: 8267&quot;]I believe the form is called a &quot;fang lei&quot; (or &quot;fanglei&quot;), similar to this:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]442872[/ATTACH] </p><p><a href="https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/35391/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/35391/" rel="nofollow">https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/35391/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>To determine if yours is actually an ancient vessel, you might need to put it in the hands of a specialist in Chinese bronzes. Chinese antiquities have been reproduced for centuries, in varying qualities.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is some basic information from Christie&#039;s:</p><p><a href="https://www.christies.com/features/Collecting-guide-Ancient-Chinese-bronzes-8638-1.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.christies.com/features/Collecting-guide-Ancient-Chinese-bronzes-8638-1.aspx" rel="nofollow">https://www.christies.com/features/Collecting-guide-Ancient-Chinese-bronzes-8638-1.aspx</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=76662]@ForgetfulExplorer[/USER] - -when looking for identifications, it is very helpful if you can provide as much information to us as you can - dimensions, what material you think an item is made of, where you acquired it (context), and what you may have been told about it. Photos can only convey part of the picture.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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