Bronze, Gold & Silver · TT102

Bronze Wine Vessels

Wine vessels: zun, jue, gu, you, gong, hu

14treasures

2dynasties

10institutions

Shang

4 treasures

1600–1046 BCE

Late Shang dynasty · Bronze Wine VesselsFour-Ram Square ZunA Shang bronze shattered in wartime and pieced back togetherNational Museum of ChinaTE10007Late Shang dynasty · Bronze Wine VesselsOwl-shaped Zun of Fu HaoFu Hao's owlHenan MuseumTE10080Late Shang dynasty · Bronze Wine VesselsWine Vessel Set from Sacrificial Pit 1022, XibeigangA wine service from a Shang royal sacrificeInstitute of History and Philology, Academia SinicaTE10084Late Shang dynasty · Bronze Wine VesselsGong with Dragon DesignA dragon-headed vessel from the Yellow RiverShanxi MuseumTE10087

Zhou

10 treasures

1046–221 BCE

Early Western Zhou · Bronze Wine VesselsHe ZunWhere the word Zhongguo first appears in writingBaoji Bronze Ware MuseumTE10006Early Warring States period · Bronze Wine VesselsZun and Pan of Marquis Yi of ZengBronze as fine as lace from Marquis Yi's tombHubei Provincial MuseumTE10008Middle Spring and Autumn period · Bronze Wine VesselsLotus and Crane Square HuA crane about to take flight from a lotusHenan MuseumTE10009Warring States period · Bronze Wine VesselsPair of Round Hu with Eight-petal Canopy and Standing BirdBronze jars crowned with a bird on eight petalsInstitute of History and Philology, Academia SinicaTE10079Early Western Zhou · Bronze Wine VesselsBird-shaped Zun of the Marquis of JinThe bird of the first Jin marquisesShanxi MuseumTE10081Middle Spring and Autumn period · Bronze Wine VesselsLotus and Crane Square Hu (Palace Museum)A crane about to call above the lotusPalace MuseumTE10082Middle Spring and Autumn period · Bronze Wine VesselsSquare Hu with Coiled DragonsA Xinzheng bronze that crossed to TaiwanNational Museum of HistoryTE10083Warring States period · Bronze Wine VesselsBronze Hu with Gold, Silver and Inlay and Mesh CoverWar spoil wrapped in a golden netNanjing MuseumTE10085Late Western Zhou · Bronze Wine VesselsSong HuA full record of a Zhou investitureNational Palace MuseumTE10086Late Spring and Autumn period · Censers & Other MetalworkBronze Altar Table from XichuanA lost-wax altar of cloud and beastsHenan MuseumTE10100