Wine Warmer (Zun)

Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 9), 2nd/1st century B.C.

China

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).

Status: On View, Gallery 133
Department: Arts of Asia

Title: Wine Warmer (Zun)
Place: China (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 206 BCE–9 CE
Medium: Gilt bronze
Dimensions: 10.9 × 9.5 cm (4 1/4 × 3 3/4 in.); Diam.: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.)
Credit Line: Lucy Maud Buckingham Collection
Reference Number: 1928.145
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