Chinese Vintage Handmade Craftwork Bronze Hanap Cup Start Price USD 6.99 Current Price USD 6.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, November 18, 2008 End Time Tuesday, November 25, 2008 Location Shanghai See more about 'Chinese Vintage Handmade Craftwork Bronze Hanap Cup' Description Chinese Vintage Handmade Craftwork Bronze Hanap Cup Description This item is a Chinese carved bronze hanap. The hanap has three lathy sticks to support the body steadily. And there is a visual tiger head knob on one side of the hanap. Some auspicious patterns are carved on the body of this hanap. In Chinese ancient times, the hanap was the symbol of noble. Please click on the pictures above to see its details more clearly.Bronze wares were divided into three kinds: ceremonial things and instruments, weaponry and others. At this time, the instruments were mostly used in sacrificing activities. And ceromonial things were mostly used in the activities of memorizing ancestors. Among all the bronze things, most are ceremonial things which are the most delicate, representing the highest level of Chinese bronze technique. The most common decration was animal vein, such as tiger, dragon, deer, sheep, ox and bird. In Western Zhou dynasty, dragon and phoenix were mostly used. Cicada vein was common in Shang and Western Zhou dynasties and there were deformed cicada vein in Spring and Autumn period. Because of the war, making weaponery became popular. Some swords were buried under the earth for thousands of years.Thank you for your looking and if you have any questions or special requests, we will do our best to accommodate you.Size: about 4 1/2" in length x 1 7/8" in width x 5" in height. Shipping Fee We ship to worldwide. Only USD 10.88 for Standard Flat Rate Shipping Service (Registered Air Mail). Normally, the package needs 7-20 days to arrive at the destination. Sometimes it will be postponed a period of time, because of holidays or bad weather. You can also choose the Expedited Mail if you want to enjoy better and quicker shipping service. It needs USD 20.00. We charge reasonable shipping fee, without any additional fees. All the items are shipped from China(international transportation). You are not have to bid on our items if you aren't satisfied with our shipping fee and combine rule. Please honor your bids. And please feel free to contact with us when you have any questions. Shipping Method Price Duration Notice Air Mail USD 10.88 7-20 days - Combine Shipping Subtract 30% shipping fee from each additional item, charge the highest shipping cost for one item. Meanwhile, eBay automatically calculates the shipping discount when you check out. Buy more, save more on shipping! Payment We prefers PayPal. We accept International bank wire transfer, MoneyBookers . We don't accept Money Order, Check. Feedback On a regular basis, we go through our feedback file and submit feedback for all of those who have given us feedback. If you are satisfied with your transaction with us, please leave your comment on our file and we will be sure to reciprocate when we do our updates. Thank you! Money Back Guarantee 100% Money back guarantee on each item, Refund/Exchange within 2 weeks if dissatisfaction. You just mail the item back in the original condition, you will get your money back. Shipping fees and return shipping charges are non-refundable. Gift To express our appreciation, you possibly get a small silk bag for each eBay number for free, as our bags are limited, the more chances you will have, the earlier you win our items. Click here to see our more items! PLEASE DO NOT BID IF YOU DO NOT INTEND TO HONOR YOUR BIDS!! Thank you for visiting our items and enjoying with your bidding. Low shipping cost, Low starting bid price, Good service! x-fee Place a Bid!