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Arrow vase (touhu)
This arrow vase’s body derives from an archaic ritual grain vessel (gui), but the long neck and four tubular handles reflect the contemporary touhu style. A poem by the Qianlong emperor, cast across a central band, emphasized the emperor’s erudition, extolling his exploration of the game’s ritual origins beyond its role as a source of entertainment.
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