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Wine container (xizun) 周代 铜牺尊
Zhou dynasty (ca. 1050-256 BCE)
Bronze (with Qing dynasty carved jade plaque and wood stand)
H. 29 cm, W. 39 cm, D. 15.5 cm
The Confucius Museum in Qufu, Shandong Province

This wine container has a bovine body, back-pointing ears, a short tail, and sturdy legs. Attached to the back of the animal is an oval lid that can be opened. The body is undecorated. A jade plaque carved with a tiger motif in openwork and a rosewood stand was furnished during the Qing dynasty. The stand is inscribed "Qianlong yu shang" (Qianlong's imperial award); the bottom of the stand is inscribed "Zhou xizun."