Animal-shaped zun wine vessel inlaid with malachite and turquoise, mid-Warring States period, c. 4th-3rd century BCE

Animal shaped zun wine vessel insert with malachite and turquoise, mid Warring States period, c. 4th 3rd century BCE

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• Image Number:C1A000,124N000,000,000PAE
• Dynasty:Warring States period
• Category:Bronzes
• Function:ritual vessels, Wine vessel
• Material:mineral/metal/bronze
• Description:. Its mouth is cylindrical, with four short hoofed feet and a vertical tail. The body fully shows the animal like texture and lines, as well as the strong and sturdy body. The decoration of the whole piece focuses on the head, the eye is a copper pupil, the eye socket is outlined by thin silver wire, the eyebrow is embedded with malachite, the nose is embedded with turquoise, the cheeks are interlaced with silver wires to form facial whiskers, the neck is surrounded by oval malachite and turquoise as a collar, and the body is coiled with thin copper wire to form a gorgeous posture. The round opening on the back of the cow, or the original vessel cover, can be used to inject liquor into the hollow abdomen of the vessel. When the vessel is dumped, it flows out from the mouth. There is no cover, and the Qing Palace was replaced by a metal liner with bird and flower patterns. This instrument is the “Zhou Dao

granted to the Imperial College in the 34th year of Qianlong’s reign (1769)




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