COLLECTION NAME:
National Palace English
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ChineseArtENG~1~1
National Palace English
Collection
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Work ID:
M01B00098
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M01B00098
Work ID
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Title:
Bronze square Zun vessel with Ze Ling inscription
title_e
Bronze square Zun vessel with Ze Ling inscription
Title
false
Creation Date:
Early Western Zhou Dynasty
date_creation_e
Early Western Zhou Dynasty
Creation Date
false
Start Year Date:
B.C.1100
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B.C.1100
Start Year Date
false
End Year Date:
B.C.950
date_creation_end_e
B.C.950
End Year Date
false
Dynasty:
07 Western Zhou (c. 1100 ~771 B.C.)
dynasty
07 Western Zhou (c. 1100 ~771 B.C.)
Dynasty
false
Creation Place:
China
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China
Creation Place
false
Measurements:
Height: 28.6 cm; Width: 23.4 cm; Weight: 5920g
measurements_e
Height: 28.6 cm; Width: 23.4 cm; Weight: 5920g
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Material:
Bronze
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Bronze
Material
false
Form:
Zun (wine vessel)
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Zun (wine vessel)
Form
false
Type:
Bronzes
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Bronzes
Type
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Repository:
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
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The National Palace Museum, Taipei
Repository
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Description:
This square zun is round on top and square on the bottom. Its shape is grand and elegant, and the entire vessel is covered in animal masks and bird patterns. Flanges with openwork rise up from the mouth. The whole vessel appears in greenish encrustations.A hundred sixty some characters are inscribed on the bottom of this vessel. In short, the text describes that the Zhou emperor orders Mingbao, the son of the duke of Zhou, to become the magistrate. Later he appointed Mingbao to govern the city of Luoyang. Zeling was record keeping official under Mingbao. After an extensive sacrificial ceremony, he was given wine, gold, and cows. In gratitude, he cast this vessel to commemorate his father ding.
description_e
This square zun is round on top and square on the bottom. Its shape is grand and elegant, and the entire vessel is covered in animal masks and bird patterns. Flanges with openwork rise up from the mouth. The whole vessel appears in greenish encrustations.A hundred sixty some characters are inscribed on the bottom of this vessel. In short, the text describes that the Zhou emperor orders Mingbao, the son of the duke of Zhou, to become the magistrate. Later he appointed Mingbao to govern the city of Luoyang. Zeling was record keeping official under Mingbao. After an extensive sacrificial ceremony, he was given wine, gold, and cows. In gratitude, he cast this vessel to commemorate his father ding.
Description
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ImageV ID:
M01B00098AS001
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M01B00098AS001
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Rights:
Lee & Lee Communications
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Lee & Lee Communications
Rights
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