Ritual grain serving vessel (Dou)

Ritual grain serving vessel (Dou)

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

A dou is a circular bowl with a flared foot and a similar shallow bowl as a lid. This one has woven-design openwork on the foot and lid handle. Dou were used to serve grains and non-meat foods. This is indicated in its name, dou, a character that means stemmed bowl as well as bean or pod-bearing plant.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.