Ancient Drinking Vessels

Ancient Drinking Vessels	Ancient Drinking Vessels

In different historical periods, due to the increasing development of social economy, the making technique, materials, shapes and designs of drinking vessels responded to the development and took on various shapes and designs hard for one's eyes to follow. The drinking vessels can be classified into the following according to their making materials:
Drinking vessels made of natural materials (wood, bamboo wares, animal horns, conches and calabashes)
Drinking vessels made of potter-clay.
Drinking vessels made of bronze.
Paint-coated drinking vessels.
China drinking vessels.
Drinking vessels made of jade and crystal.
Drinking vessels made of gold and silver.
Drinking vessels made of tin.
Cloisonn "Arial" drinking vessels.
Glass Drinking vessels.
Aluminum tins.
Drinking vessels made of stainless steel.
Here take Gold hu with arrow(amusing ware when drinking) for an example
The  picture shows  a gold  container which  was  used  in  Ming  dynasty.It was  the  most  precious amusing  container.The  container  is  loved  by the  emperor very  much ,so  when the emperor died,it  was buried with him together. In fact ,this  kind  of  container  is  commonly to  be  found  in  the  emperor or  government  coffins!