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Gu (vessel)
A gu (Chinese: 觚; pinyin: ''gū'') is type of ancient Chinese ritual bronze vessel from the Shang and Zhou dynasties. It was used to drink wine or to offer ritual libations.
A gu is tall and slender, with a slightly flared base that tapers to a slim center section before widening again into a trumpet-like mouth, wider than the base. Its surface is often decorated with '' taotie ''.
A gu from the Shang dynasty was among the 13 works of art stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum on 18 March 1990, along with paintings by Rembrandt and Vermeer.〔("Fact Sheet: Stolen Artworks." ) ''Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.'' Retrieved 21 February 2012.〕
==The Beginning of the ''gu'' vessel==
The gu vessel was known for its use as a wine drinking vessel. It is said to have developed from other elaborate cups that also had high stems and were found in Neolithic cultures.〔Rawson, J. and Bunker, E. ''Ancient Chinese and Ordos Bronzes'' 1990 pg. 80〕 Inscriptions have been found on ancient vessels stating that it was common to drink wine in Chinese cultures. The creation of a vessel such as the ''gu'' makes sense in modern times because of its shape. The long stem made it easy to hold and sip from, while still allowing it to take on unique and elegant features.
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