You Vessel in the Shape of a Feline (La Tigresse)

Bronze vessel to preserve drink (you):"la tigresse". Hunan, 11th bc: during the shang dynasty but not in the shang area. H max. : 35,2cm. Cernuschi museum. Paris. Date: between 1100 and 1050 BC. Place of creation: Hunan. Medium: bronze. Collection: Musée Cernuschi.