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A zun with taotie dating to the Shang dynasty A rare Xi zun in the shape of an ox Western Zhou goose-shaped bronze zun. National Museum of China. The zun or yi, used until the Northern Song (960–1126) is a type of Chinese ritual bronze or ceramic wine vessel with a round or square vase-like form, sometimes in the shape of an animal, [1] first appearing in the Shang dynasty.
The He zun (Chinese: 何尊) is an ancient Chinese ritual bronze vessel of the zun shape. [2] It dates from the era of Western Zhou (1046–771 BC), [3] specifically the early years of the dynasty, [4] and is famous as the oldest artifact with the written characters meaning "Middle Kingdom" or "Central State" — 中國: "China" — in a bronze inscription on the container. [5]
In addition to the zun vessels, a double fangyi, a guang (vessel), and six pendants found in the tomb had an owl motif. [1] It is believed, based on artistic depictions, that the owl was a prominent "totem" of the Shang dynasty, with depictions placed on the burial artifacts of its rulers, and that superstitions of owls being seen as a bad omen was largely implemented during the Zhou dynasty.
The Four-goat Square Zun (Chinese: 四羊方尊; pinyin: Sì Yáng Fāng Zūn) is an ancient Chinese ritual bronze zun vessel. It is more than 3,000 years old from the era of late Shang dynasty (11th – 10th century BC), and famous for its shape, each of the four sides of the belly has a big horn-curled goat.
Zun pan (尊盘) vessel. Along with the Late Shang dynasty tomb of Fu Hao, the tomb represents one of the largest sets of ritual bronze vessels to be properly recorded at the site. Most of the large number of ritual bronzes extant are individual pieces, or pairs, with no archaeological context recorded, but it is becoming clear that most pieces ...
Zun (尊 / 樽 / 鐏): Wine vessel and sacrificial vessel (器為盛酒亦祭用也). Tall cylindrical wine cup, with no handles or legs. The mouth is usually slightly broader than the body. In the late Zhou, this type of vessel became exceedingly elaborate, often taking the shape of animals and abandoning the traditional shape.
The fanglei is named for the bronze inscription inside its body, which reads "Min zuo Fu Ji zun yi" (Chinese: 皿作父己尊彝), or "Min made [this] esteemed vessel for Father Ji". On the inside of its lid, a repeat of the inscription has two extra characters, the first of which being ambiguous, naming the vessel's maker as "Min Er [or Tian ...
Shwe Pu Zun class [21] Naval Shipyard Myanmar: AH-01 (UMS Shwe Pu Zun) 2012 None Used as the river troop transport ship, UMS Shwe Pu Zun from 1960s to 2010. The Myanmar Navy transformed it into a hospital ship and commissioned it in 2012. Thanlwin class Wusong Shipyard, Shanghai, China People's Republic of China (built)