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Zun wine vessel, 10th century BCE, 9 13/16 × 8 7/8 × 8 3/4 in., 7.9 lb. (25 × 22.5 × 22.2 cm, 3.6 kg)6 1/16 × 6 in. (15.4 × 15.2 cm) (object part, foot), Bronze, China, 10th century BCE, This vessel form, known as zun, was used to hold wine. Such vessels appeared during the Erligang period of the Shang dynasty (c. 15001300 BCE) and reached the height of their popularity in the Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1046771 BCE). The piece is an example of the earliest of several varieties of zun. By the midWestern Zhou period (c. 976886 BCE), bronze decoration began a process of stylistic transformation that can be seen in this piece. The focus is on a pair of large plumed birds, a favored image in the Western Zhou period.
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Zun wine vessel, 10th century BCE, 9 13/16 × 8 7/8 × 8 3/4 in., 7.9 lb. (25 × 22.5 × 22.2 cm, 3.6 kg)6 1/16 × 6 in. (15.4 × 15.2 cm) (object part, foot), Bronze, China, 10th century BCE, This vessel form, known as zun, was used to hold wine. Such vessels appeared during the Erligang period of the Shang dynasty (c. 15001300 BCE) and reached the height of their popularity in the Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1046771 BCE). The piece is an example of the earliest of several varieties of zun. By the midWestern Zhou period (c. 976886 BCE), bronze decoration began a process of stylistic transformation that can be seen in this piece. The focus is on a pair of large plumed birds, a favored image in the Western Zhou period.
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5018 x 6157 px | 88.4 MB
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42.5 x 52.1 cm | 16.7 x 20.5 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
1046771 BCE • 10TH CENTURY BCE • 15001300 BCE • 3.6 KG • 7.9 LB • 976886 BCE • ALTITUDE • ARTFORM: BRONZEWORK • BRONCE • BRONZE BRASS • BRONZE DECORATION BEGAN • BRONZE • BRONZES • CHINA • CHINE • CHINESE • EARLIEST • ERLIGANG PERIOD • EXAMPLE • FAVORED IMAGE • FOCUS • FOCUSING • FOOT FEET • FOOT • HEIGHT • HOLD WINE • LARGE PLUMED BIRDS • MIDWESTERN ZHOU PERIOD • OBJECT PART • PAIR • PIECE • POPULARITY • PORCELAIN • PROCESS • REACHED • SEVERAL VARIETIES • SHANG DYNASTY • SHANG DYNASTY, CHINA • STYLISTIC TRANSFORMATION • VESSEL FORM • VESSELS APPEARED • WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY • WESTERN ZHOU PERIOD • ZUN WINE VESSEL • ZUN
