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A ''you'' is a lidded vessel that was used for liquid offerings by the Chinese of the Shang and Zhou dynasties. It sometimes lacks taotie in favor of smoother surfaces. Sometimes these vessels are zoomorphic, especially in the form of two owls back to back. Usually the handle of the ''you'' is in the form of a loop that attaches on either side of the lid, but it is occasionally a knob in the center of the lid. They can be quadruped or have a single base.
The great bronze age of China: an exhibition from the People's Republic of China
an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on ''You'' Chinese bronzeware History of Changsha Ningxiang Containers {{china-stub
A ''you'' is a lidded vessel that was used for liquid offerings by the Chinese of the Shang and Zhou dynasties. It sometimes lacks taotie in favor of smoother surfaces. Sometimes these vessels are zoomorphic, especially in the form of two owls back to back. Usually the handle of the ''you'' is in the form of a loop that attaches on either side of the lid, but it is occasionally a knob in the center of the lid. They can be quadruped or have a single base.
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The great bronze age of China: an exhibition from the People's Republic of China
an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on ''You'' Chinese bronzeware History of Changsha Ningxiang Containers {{china-stub