Wine Warmer (Zun)
-206–9
- Medium
- Gilt bronze
- Dimensions
- 10.9 × 9.5 cm (4 1/4 × 3 3/4 in.); Diam.: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.)
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
metalworkvesselasian artChinese (culture or style)bronzeaccessory table equipment
About
This type of cylindrical vessel has been identified as a wine warmer (zun) through a similar inscribed example excavated in northern China. The vessel may have been used for a variety of foods or wines, but its short legs indicate that it was probably not designed to be placed over a fire. This metal shape was modeled after early boxes of lacquered wood that served as cosmetic containers (lian).