You (vessel)

A you is a lidded vessel that was used for liquid offerings by the Chinese of the Zhou and Shang 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.

You
Chinese卣
You with zigzag thunder pattern, Early Zhou, Shanghai Museum
ImageNameEraTime of evacuationPlace of evacuationCurrent locationNotes
Luan Bo Tong You (𫕉[nb 1]伯铜卣, lit. "Bronze You made for Count Luan")Western Zhou1999Baicaopo, Lingtai County, PingliangGansu Provincial Museum
Yu You (圉卣)early Western ZhouLiulihe Township, Fangshan District, BeijingCapital Museum
Shu Quan Fu You (叔䟒父卣)Western Zhou1978Xizhang Village, Dongzhang Township, Yuanshi County, ShijiazhuangHebei Museum
Quzhe Leiwen You (曲折雷纹卣, lit. "You with zigzag thunder pattern")early Western ZhouunknownunknownShanghai Museum
Shoumianwen Sanzu Qingtong You (兽面纹三足青铜卣, lit. "Bronze You with beast face pattern and three feet")Shang Dynasty1989Dayangzhou, Xingan County, Ji'anJiangxi Provincial Museum
Hu Shi Ren You (虎食人卣, lit. "You depicting a tiger trying to devour a man")late ShangBorder between Anhua County, Yiyang and Ningxiang County, ChangshaCernuschi Museum, FranceTwo pieces. The other piece is currently at Sen-oku Hakuko Kan, Japan.
Yue Fu You (戉箙卣)late ShangShanghai Museum

Notes
  1. Obsolete Chinese character, left side "阝", right side "爰".

References
    • Sing, Yu; Caron Smith (1999). Ringing Thunder- Tomb Treasures from Ancient China. San Diego: San Diego Museum of Art. ISBN 0-937108-24-3.


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