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English: The burial objects in Shan-piao Tomb M1 consisted mainly of a great variety of bronzes, including ritual vessels, musical instruments, weapons, horse-and-chariot fittings, and tools. Among these were rare items of exquisite workmanship, including two bronze chien basins with scenes of water and land battles and a pair of rounded hu flasks with a standing bird cast on the lid. Shan-piao Tomb M1 had few bronzes with coiled ch'ih hornless dragons and coiled snake motifs. Most of the bronze vessels were either plain-surfaced without decorative patterns or only had cloud-and-thunder patterns. However, at the same time, bronzes from Tomb M1 also show that bronze inlay techniques continued to develop, evolving form the single animal patterns of the late Spring and Autumn period (mid-sixth—mid-fifth century B.C.) to the more narrative battle scenes.