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A Zun with Taotie pattern from the middle Shang period ( Shanghai Museum )

A rhino-shaped Zun from the Western Han Dynasty ( National Museum of China )

The Zun ( Chinese zūn 尊) is a Chinese type of vessel, particularly known for many bronze finds from the Shang and Zhou times. It was used in religious ceremonies to drink or warm wine . The example shown is from the middle Shang period.

A yellow glazed Zun porcelain vessel (Chinese 黄 釉瓷 尊, Pinyin Huangyou ci Zun , English yellow glazed porcelain Zun ) from the time of the middle Shang dynasty was excavated in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou , Henan Province . It is one of the oldest porcelain vessels discovered in China. It is now in the collection of the Shanghai Museum (Shanghai bowuguan).

See also

• Monuments of the People's Republic of China (Henan)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://de.chnmuseum.cn/tabid/1374/Default.aspx?AntiqueLanguageID=4353  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  

Web links

Commons : Zun  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• A bronze Zun in the Brooklyn Museum of Art
• Shanghai Museum
• List of names for Chinese bronze vessels
• Huangyou ci Zun (Shangdai) (Chinese)
• Chinese ceramics