Square zun wine vessel of Zhe Hou with Ya Chou emblem, late Shang period, c. 12th-11th century BCE

Square zun wine vessel of Zhe Hou with Ya Chou em, late Shang period, c. 12th to 11th century BCE

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• Image Number:K1A002373N000000000PAC
• Dynasty:Shang dynamity
• Category:Bronzes
• Function:Wine Device, Ritual vessels
• Material:mineral/metal/bronze
• Description:. The whole body has eight edges. The decoration is fine, and there are three-dimensional animal jewelry pieces on the shoulder. According to the inscriptions, the appraisers of the “Xiqing Gujian” believed that this artifact originally belonged to Zhuji in Hanyang. However, the archaeologists found late Shang Dynasty bronzes with the inscription of the “Yacho” clan name, which were mostly unearthed at the Subutun site in Qingzhou, Shandong Province. In addition to the inscription of “Yachou” clan, this device also has “Zhe Bao” as the eldest son Yi. There is a square statue originally stored in the Summer Palace in the Palace Museum in Beijing, which is almost the same as the shape, size, decoration and inscription of this artifact. The two pieces are originally or are a pair. The inscriptions recorded in the Xiqing Gujian are similar to the “spoon” shape of the “ugly” inscription on this device. Therefore, as far as the shape performance is concerned, 35 pages of the volume of the Xiqing Gujian, “Zhou Zhugui Zun” should be collected by our institute. “Zhe Bao Fang Lei” and

in the Palace Museum in Beijing



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