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Vessel. Chinese

Title:

Vessel

Ethnic groups:

Chinese

Territory:

river Armu, Primorsky Oblast, Ussuri Krai

Date:

late 19th - early 20th century

Collectors:

Museum of the Peoples of the USSR

Material:

Metal: copper

Dimensions:

height 15.5; diameter 5.5

Number:

РЭМ 8761-11118

Annotation:

Made of thin copper plates. The lower part is an elongated truncated cone, with a bottom soldered to its base. The upper part has the shape of inverted cone, its apex soldered to the lower part and its base forming a wide mouth of the vessel. The jiuhu vessels served to warm the Chinese vodka “hanshin” on ashes. When heated, fusel oils evaporated from the drink, which reduced the narcotic effect of taking it. Besides, the vessel shape prevented the liquor from igniting.

Albums:
“... You can rely on me”: Vladimir Arseniev’s collections in the Russian Museum of Ethnography
Rus:
Сосуд. Китайцы