page_title: Kui (Chinese mythology)
hierarchical_section_title: Kui (Chinese mythology)
caption_attribution_description: English: Square Bronze Hu (wine/water storeage vessel) Eastern Zhou Dynasty Spring and Autumn Period (770 - 476 B.C.) Excavated at Shouxian, Anhui Province, 1955 From the State of Cai, which was bestowed upon Lord Shen by the king of Zhou (his older brother) and annexed by the State of Chu in 447 B.C., this vessel features a cross surrounded by coiled dragon patterns, dividing the body of the vessel into sections. Lotus-like petal openwork ornaments the top.
context_page_description: Kui is a polysemous figure in ancient Chinese mythology. Classic texts use this name for the legendary musician Kui who invented music and dancing; for the one-legged mountain demon or rain-god Kui variously said to resemble a Chinese dragon, a drum, or a monkey with a human face; and for the Kuiniu wild yak or buffalo.
context_section_description: Kui (Chinese: 夔; pinyin:  kuí; Wade–Giles: k'uei) is a polysemous figure in ancient Chinese mythology. Classic texts use this name for the legendary musician Kui who invented music and dancing; for the one-legged mountain demon or rain-god Kui variously said to resemble a Chinese dragon, a drum, or a monkey with a human face; and for the Kuiniu wild yak or buffalo.
caption: A Spring and Autumn period bronze vessel with coiled dragon patterns
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