Western Zhou Carp Zun

Age: Western Zhou, Grade 1

Specifications: Height 15cm, diameter 7×4cm, weight 1.12kg.

Excavation site: Excavated from Rujiazhuang cellar in 1988

Wine container. The whole body is in the shape of a carp, with a plump body, a split tail, a slightly open mouth, a hollow mouth, but with a partition, not connected to the cavity, and a small perforation in the middle of the lower lip. Round eyes, eye circles and pupils are drawn with thick yin lines, and the outer side of the eyes is drawn with fine yin lines. There is a simplified fish whisker with a curved pattern on both sides of the gills, and the fish body is covered with yin line fish scales on both sides. There is a rectangular opening on the back of the fish, with a lid on it, which is buckled with the opening of the fish body. The lid is equipped with a dorsal fin-shaped button, and the lower part of the two sides of the button is equipped with a half-ring button connected to a button ring. There is a fine yin line carved carp pattern on both sides of the lid, two dragon and snake patterns on the edge, and a yin line carved yin line on the rear edge of the lid. There are 4 human-shaped feet under the belly of the fish to support it. The fish-shaped vessel is lifelike, graceful and elegant, and can be regarded as a rare bronze art treasure.