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132. Bronze vessel in double – gourd shape 133. Ritual bronze wine vessel zun
Eastern Zhou dynasty, Spring and Autumn period, circa 8 – 5 centuries bc. Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, circa 5 – 3 centuries bc.
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東周春秋時期青銅絞龍紋匏形小盒 東周戰國時期蟠螭紋青銅樽
Height: 5.4 cm Height: 19.6 cm
Provenance: Published: Published: Note:
▪ Eskenazi Ltd, London, U.K. ▪ Wang Tao, Chinese Bronzes from the Meiyintang ▪ Wang Tao, Chinese Bronzes from the Meiyintang ▪ Called lian (奩) in most of the catalogues written from
Collection, London 2009, p. 266, no. 132. Collection, London, 2009, p. 267, no. 133. the Song dynasty up to the Qing dynasty, this type of
vessel was formally believed to have been used to hold
cosmetics, but recent archeological discoveries and
especially the inscription found on one such vessel
have enabled us to correct this misconception. We now
know that these vessels were called zun (樽), and were
used to warm wine.

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