A zun with taotie, dating from the Shang Dynasty. The Taotie ( Japanese: tōtetsu is a motif commonly found on ritual bronze vessels from the Shang and Zhou Dynasty.

The zun (Chinese: 尊; pinyin: zūn) or yi (Chinese: 彝; pinyin: yí, used until Northern Sòng) is an ancient type of Chinese bronze wine vessel with a vase-like form, dating from the Shang Dynasty. Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use The Song Dynasty ( Wade-Giles: Sung Ch'ao was a ruling dynasty in China between 960&ndash1279 CE it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Bronze is any of a broad range of Copper alloys, usually with Tin as the main additive but sometimes with other elements such as Phosphorus The Shang Dynasty ( Chinese: 商[[wiktionary 朝|朝]] or Yin Dynasty ( 殷[[wiktionary 代|代]] was according to traditional sources the

Used in religious ceremonies to hold wine, the zun has a wide lip to facilitate pouring. Wine is an Alcoholic beverage made from the fermentation of Grape juice

External links

• A 12th century BCE bronze zun at the Brooklyn Museum of Art