This is an extremely valuable artifact of the Shang Dynasty. This vase is a typical representation of the jar products from the Shang dynasties to the Zhou dynasties, wide mouth, high neck, round or square shape, carved with all 12 animals such as goat, tiger, elephant, horse, etc. phoenix… After the spring and autumn of the warring states, this type of vase is less common.
This ancient vase was dug up by some farmers in Hunan in 1938. It was later sold to an antique dealer for 248 ocean coins of the time. When these merchants went bankrupt, the ancient vase was found and recovered by the national government.
In the following World War II, Truong Sa was bombed by the Japanese army, the ancient vase also lost its trace. It was not until 1952, under the search of the Department of Culture and Antiquities, that the vase was found in the corner of a bank warehouse in a broken state into dozens of pieces. After nearly a year of repair, the vase was restored to its original form and became a national treasure.