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27- Vessel (zun) in the shape 34. Drum (gn) with abstract 41. Rectangular vessel 47. Tapir bearing figure 53. Lamp in the shape of a
of a boar (fang yi), inscribed holding interlace tray
Shang period (ca. 1600- zoomorphic designs Eastern Zhou, Warring goose holding a fish
ca. 1100 bce) Shang period (ca. 1600- Western Zhou period States period (475-221 bce)
Bronze; h. 15 cm, diam. of tray Western Han dynasty
Bronze; h. 40 X 1. 72 cm ca. 1100 bce) (ca. 1 100-771 bce)
Bronze; h. 75.5 cm, diam. of Bronze; h. 38.5 x 1. of mouth 11 cm (206 bce-8 ce)
Unearthed in 1981 at Bronze with paint; h. 53.8 X
Chuanxingshan, Xiangtan drum 39.5 cm 20 x w. of mouth 17 cm Unearthed in 1965 at
county, Hunan Province Found in 1977 in Chongyang Fenshuiling, Changzhi, cm1. 31.3
Hunan Provincial Museum, Unearthed in 1963 at Qijia Shanxi Province
Changsha county, Hubei Province village, Fufeng county, Shanxi Provincial Museum, Unearthed in 1985 at
Hubei Provincial Museum, Shaanxi Province Taiyuan Zhaoshiba village, Pingshuo,
28. Vessel (gong) in Shaanxi History Museum, Shanxi Province
Wuhan Xi'an Shanxi Provincial Museum,
zoomorphic shape Taiyuan
Shang period (ca. 1600- 35. Two-handled vessel (gut) 42. Miniature carriage with
with ox-head motifs, 48. Rectangular basin (pan) 54. Lamp with fifteen oil
ca. 1 100 bce) human guardians including with turtle, fish, and saucers in the form of a
inscribed one-legged watchman, birds, interlacing dragon designs
Bronze; h. 19 X 1. 43 x Eastern Zhou, Warring mythical tree
w. 13.4 cm Western Zhou period and crouching tigers States period (475-221 bce) Eastern Zhou, Warking
Unearthed in 1959 atTaohua Bronze; h. 22.5 x 1. 73.2 x States period (475-221 bce)
(ca. 1100-771 bce) Western Zhou period
village, Shilou county, Bronze; h. 31 cm, diam. of w. 45.2 cm Bronze; h. 82.6 cm
Shared Province (ca. 1100^771 bce) Palace Museum, Beijing
mouth 25 cm Bronze; h. 9.1 X 1. 13.7 X Unearthed in 1977 from the
Shanxi Provincial Museum, 49. Chariot fitting with tomb of the king of
Unearthed in 1981 from tomb cmw. j 1 3 mythical hunting scenes Zhongshan, Pingshan county,
Taiyuan No. 1, Zhifangtou village, . Hebei Province
Baoji county, Shaanxi Province Western Han dynasty Hebei Provincial Institute of
29. Basin (pan) with coiling Baoji Municipal Museum Unearthed in 1989 at Cultural Relics, Shijiazhuang
dragon design Shangguo village, Wenxi (206 bce~8 ce)
Shang period (ca. 1600- 36. Vessel (gong), inscribed county, Shanxi Province Bronze inlaid with gold, silver, 55. Spear head with hanging
ca. 1 100 bce) Shanxi Provincial Institute of and turquoise; h. 26.4 cm,
Bronze; h. 26 cm, diam. of Western Zhou period Archaeology, Taiyuan men
diam. 3.5 cm Western Han dynasty
mouth 61.6 cm (ca. 1 100-771 bce) 43. Four-sided vessel
(fang hit) with square base Unearthed in 1965 from (206 BCE-8 CE)
Unearthed in 1984 at Bronze; h. 28. 7 x 1. 38 cm and lotus-petal crown Sanpanshan tomb No. 122,
Chenshan village, Wenling, Ding county, Hebei Province Bronze; h. 41.5 cm
Zhejiang Province Unearthed in 1976 at Eastern Zhou period Hebei Provincial Institute of
Administrative Office for Zhuangbai village, Fufeng Cultural Relics, Shijiazhuang Unearthed in 1956 at
Cultural Relics, Wenling county, Shaanxi Province (770-256 bce) Shizhaishan,Jmning county,
Zhouyuan Museum, Xi'an Bronze; h. 66 x 50. Incense burner in the Yunnan Province
30. Mask with protruding shape of a magical mountain Yunnan Provincial Museum,
37. Vessel (zun) in the shape max. width 34 cm isle of the immortals Kunming
eyes of an elephant
Unearthed in 1988 from tomb Western Han dynasty 56. Buckle ornament with
Shang period (ca. 1600- Western Zhou period No. 25i,Jinsheng village, dancers holding cymbals
Taiyuan, Shanxi Province (206 bce-8 ce)
ca. 1 100 bce) (ca. 1100^771 bce) Shanxi Provincial Institute of Bronze inlaid with silver, gold, Western Han dynasty
Archaeology, Taiyuan and turquoise; h. 26 cm, max.
Bronze; h. 65 x w. 138 cm Bronze; h. 21 x 1. 38 cm diam. 12.3 cm, diam. ot foot (206 BCE-8 CE)
44. Vessel (litt) with bird-
Unearthed in 1986 from Unearthed in 1975 at Rujia shaped lid 9.7 cm cmGilt bronze; h. 12 x 1. 18.5
Sanxingdui pit No. 2, village, Baoji county, Eastern Zhou, Spring and
Guanghan, Sichuan Province Shaanxi Province Unearthed in- ;i968 from the Unearthed in 1956 at
Sichuan Provincial Institute of Autumn period (770-476 bce) tomb of Prince Liu Sheng, Shizhaishan, jinmng county,
Archaeology and Cultural Baoji Municipal Museum Bronze; h. 41 x w. 23.5 cm Mancheng county, Hebei Yunnan Province
Relics, Chengdu Province Yunnan Provincial Museum,
38. Covered spouted vessel mUnearthed 1988 from tomb Hebei Provincial Museum, Kunming
31. Vessel (lei) with elephant (he) in the shape of a Shijiazhuang
trunk handles and four-legged duck, inscribed No. 25i,Jinsheng village, 57. Low offering stand with
buffalo horns Western Zhou period Taiyuan, Shanxi Province 51. Covered vessel (lion or
(ca. 1100-771 bce) Shanxi Provincial Institute of zun) with mythical hunting two bulls and pouncing tiger
Western Zhou period Bronze; h. 26 cm Archaeology, Taiyuan scenes, inscribed and dated Eastern Zhou, Warring
Unearthed in 1980 from the (26 CE?) States period (475-221 bce)
(ca. 1100-771 bce) Ying State tomb at 45. Square-based vessel
Bronze; h. 70.2 cm, diam. of Pingdingshan, Henan Province (fang hit) with lotus-petal Eastern Han dynasty Bronze; h. 43 x 1. 76 cm
Henan Provincial Institute of crown and crane
mouth 22.8 cm Archaeology and Cultural Eastern Zhou, Spring and (25-220) Unearthed in 1972 from
Relics, Zhengzhou Gilt bronze; h. 24.5 cm, diam. Lyiashan tomb No. 24,
Unearthed in 1980 at Autumn period (770-476 bce) Jiangchuan county, Yunnan
Zhuwajie, Peng county, 39. Two-handled vessel (gut), Bronze; h. 126 X 1. of mouth of mouth 23.4 cm Province
Sichuan Province 30.5 x w. of mouth 24.9 cm Yunnan Provincial Museum,
Sichuan Provincial Museum, inscribed Unearthed in 1962 at Dachuan Kunming
Chengdu Unearthed in 1923 at Lijialou, village, Youyu county, Shanxi
Western Zhou period Xinzheng county, Province 58. Man holding parasol
32. Vessel (zun), inscribed Henan Province Shanxi Provincial Museum, Western Han dynasty
(ca. 1100^771 bce) Henan Provincial Museum, Taiyuan
Western Zhou period Zhengzhou (206 bce-8 ce)
Bronze; h. 26.5 cm 52. Screen support in the
(ca. 1 100-771 bce) 46. Mythical beast shape of a kneeling figure Bronze; h. of man 55.5 cm,
Bronze; h. 38.8 cm, diam. of Unearthed in 1986 from the Eastern Zhou, Spring and biting and holding snakes h. of parasol no. 5 cm
Ying State tomb at
mouth 28.6 cm Pingdingshan, Henan Province Autumn period (770-476 bce) Western Han dynasty Unearthed in 1956 at
Henan Provincial Institute ot Shizhaishan, Jinning county,
Unearthed in 1963 at Jia Archaeology and Cultural Bronze inlaid with malachite; (206 BCE-8 CE) Yunnan Province
village, Baoji county, Relics, Zhengzhou Yunnan Provincial Museum,
Shaanxi Province h. 48 cm cmGilt bronze; h. 31.5 x 1. 15.8 Kunming
40. Vessel (/in), inscribed
Baoji Municipal Museum Unearthed in 1990 from Unearthed in 1983 from the
Western Zhou period Xujialmg tomb No. 9, tomb of the king of Nanyue,
33. Bell (bo) with four tigers Xichuan county, Henan Guangzhou, Guangdong
(ca. 1 100-771 bce) Province Province
Western Zhou period Bronze; h. 65.4 cm, diam. of Henan Provincial Institute of
Archaeology and Cultural Museum of the Tomb of the
(ca. 1 100-771 bce) mouth 19.7 cm Relics, Zhengzhou Nanyue King of the Western
Han Dynasty, Guangzhou
Bronze; h. 44.3 x w. 39.6 cm Unearthed in 1976 at
Palace Museum, Beijing Zhuangbai village, Fufeng
county, Shaanxi Province
Zhouyuan Museum, Xi'an
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