The Bronze Age in China started in the early 17th century B.C.E. and lasted from the late Xia, the Shang, the Western Zhou, and the Eastern Zhou Dynasties.
![Incense Burner (Han Dynasty)](https://stephendanko.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Incense-Burner-Han.jpg)
SOURCE: Incense Burner (Han Dynasty) (National Palace Museum, Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 19 April 2019.
![Lei Wine Vessel (Late Shang Dynasty)](https://stephendanko.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Lei-Wine-Vessel-Late-Shang.jpg)
SOURCE: Lei Wine Vessel (Late Shang Dynasty) (National Palace Museum, Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 19 April 2019.
![Pu Food Container (Mid Spring and Autumn Period)](https://stephendanko.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Pu-Food-Container-Mid-Spring-and-Autumn-Period.jpg)
SOURCE: Pu Food Container (Mid Spring and Autumn Period) (National Palace Museum, Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 19 April 2019.
![Weapons (Shang to Western Zhou Dynasties)](https://stephendanko.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Weapons-Shang-to-Western-Zhou.jpg)
SOURCE: Weapons (Shang to Western Zhou Dynasties) (National Palace Museum, Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 19 April 2019.
![Ya-chou Clan Bronze Vessel - 1 (Shang to Western Zhou Dynasties)](https://stephendanko.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Ya-Chou-Clan-Bronze-Vessel-1.jpg)
SOURCE: Ya-chou Clan Bronze Vessel – 1 (Shang to Western Zhou Dynasties) (National Palace Museum, Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 19 April 2019.
![Yi Water Vessel (Late Western Zhou Dynasty)](https://stephendanko.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Yi-Water-Vessel-Late-Western-Zhou.jpg)
SOURCE: Yi Water Vessel (Late Western Zhou Dynasty) (National Palace Museum, Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 19 April 2019.
![Yi Water Vessel of Yi-yue (Mid Western Zhou Dynasty)](https://stephendanko.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Yi-Water-Vessel-of-Yi-yue-Mid-Western-Zhou.jpg)
SOURCE: Yi Water Vessel of Yi-yue (Mid Western Zhou Dynasty) (National Palace Museum, Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 19 April 2019.
![You Wine Vessel of Zhao and Ladle (Early Western Zhou Dynasty)](https://stephendanko.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/You-Wine-Vessel-of-Zhao-and-Ladle-Early-Western-Zhou.jpg)
SOURCE: You Wine Vessel of Zhao and Ladle (Early Western Zhou Dynasty) (National Palace Museum, Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 19 April 2019.
![Zun Wine Vessel in the Shape of an Animal (Mid Warring States Period)](https://stephendanko.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Zun-Wine-Vessel.jpg)
SOURCE: Zun Wine Vessel in the Shape of an Animal (Mid Warring States Period) (National Palace Museum, Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 19 April 2019.
![Zun Wine Vessel in the Shape of a Bird-Headed Animal (Mid Warring States Period)](https://stephendanko.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Zun-Wine-Vessel-Bird-Headed-Animal.jpg)
SOURCE: Zun Wine Vessel in the Shape of a Bird-Headed Animal (Mid Warring States Period) (National Palace Museum, Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 19 April 2019.
![Ya-chou Clan Bronze Vessel - 2 (Shang to Western Zhou Dynasties)](https://stephendanko.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Ya-Chou-Clan-Bronze-Vessel-2.jpg)
SOURCE: Ya-chou Clan Bronze Vessel – 2 (Shang to Western Zhou Dynasties) (National Palace Museum, Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 19 April 2019.
![Hu Wine Vessel of Lady Ji of Zeng (Early Warring States Period)](https://stephendanko.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Hu-Wine-Vessel-of-Lady-Ji-of-Zeng.jpg)
SOURCE: Hu Wine Vessel of Lady Ji of Zeng (Early Warring States Period) (National Palace Museum, Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 19 April 2019.
![Hu Wine Vessel of Song (Late Western Zhou Dynasty)](https://stephendanko.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Hu-Wine-Vessel-of-Song-Late-Western-Zhou.jpg)
SOURCE: Hu Wine Vessel of Song (Late Western Zhou Dynasty) (National Palace Museum, Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 19 April 2019.
![Hu Wine Vessel of Zeng-bo-qi (Late Western Zhou Dynasty)](https://stephendanko.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Hu-Wine-Vesse-of-Zeng-bo-qi.jpg)
SOURCE: Hu Wine Vessel of Zeng-bo-qi (Late Western Zhou Dynasty) (National Palace Museum, Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 19 April 2019.
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