Wine Vessel (Zun) in the Form of a Goose, Han dynasty, 206 B.C.E.-220 C.E. Bronze, 11 1/2 x 6 3/16 x 17 1/2 in. (29.2 x 15.7 x 44.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alastair B. Martin, the Guennol Collection, 54.145a-b.

© 2022 Smithsonian Institution The largest bronze foundry complex from antiquity was excavated at Houma in northern China in the mid-twentieth century. At the two-acre site, archaeologists discovered evidence of extremely sophisticated manufacturing techniques....

Lot 3760. A carved archaistic bamboo-root vessel, zun, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 14.2 cm., 5 5/8 in . Estimate 100,000 — 150,000 HKD. Lot sold 175,000 HKD (20,117 EUR). Photo: Sotheby's carved from a bamboo root, of flattened zun form...

Lot 77. A rare gold and silver-inlaid bronze archaistic bird-form ritual vessel, zun, Ming dynasty, 17th century; 14 ½ in. (37 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 100,000 - GBP 150,000 (USD 139,500 - USD 209,250 ). Price realised GBP 380,750. © Christie’s Images...