Two precious bronze vessels have recently been donated in the name of the late Chu Chong Yee and his wife to the Shanghai Museum.

One is gu (觚), a kind of drinking vessel from the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BC), and the other is a gilded square bottle from the Western Han dynasty (202 BC-AD 8).

According to Zhou Ya, a bronze expert at Shanghai Museum, gu was an important vessel for sacrifice in ancient times. “The donation will fill a gap in the museum’s bronze collection.”