{"id":21759,"date":"2019-07-08T07:00:52","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T14:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/?p=21759"},"modified":"2020-10-04T10:12:33","modified_gmt":"2020-10-04T17:12:33","slug":"bronze-masterpieces-in-the-taiwan-national-palace-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/21759","title":{"rendered":"Bronze Masterpieces in the National Palace Museum (Taipei)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Incense-Burner-Han.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Incense-Burner-Han.jpg\" alt=\"Incense Burner (Han Dynasty)\" class=\"wp-image-21761\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Incense-Burner-Han.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Incense-Burner-Han-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Incense-Burner-Han-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Incense-Burner-Han-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Incense Burner (Han Dynasty)<\/strong><br>SOURCE: Incense Burner (Han Dynasty) (National Palace Museum, Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 19 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lei-Wine-Vessel-Late-Shang.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lei-Wine-Vessel-Late-Shang.jpg\" alt=\"Lei Wine Vessel (Late Shang Dynasty)\" class=\"wp-image-21762\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lei-Wine-Vessel-Late-Shang.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lei-Wine-Vessel-Late-Shang-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lei-Wine-Vessel-Late-Shang-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lei-Wine-Vessel-Late-Shang-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Lei Wine Vessel (Late Shang Dynasty)<\/strong><br>SOURCE:  Lei Wine Vessel (Late Shang Dynasty) (National Palace Museum, Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 19 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Pu-Food-Container-Mid-Spring-and-Autumn-Period.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Pu-Food-Container-Mid-Spring-and-Autumn-Period.jpg\" alt=\"Pu Food Container (Mid Spring and Autumn Period)\" class=\"wp-image-21763\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Pu-Food-Container-Mid-Spring-and-Autumn-Period.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Pu-Food-Container-Mid-Spring-and-Autumn-Period-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Pu-Food-Container-Mid-Spring-and-Autumn-Period-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Pu-Food-Container-Mid-Spring-and-Autumn-Period-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Pu Food Container (Mid Spring and Autumn Period)<\/strong><br>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.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Weapons-Shang-to-Western-Zhou.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Weapons-Shang-to-Western-Zhou.jpg\" alt=\"Weapons (Shang to Western Zhou Dynasties)\" class=\"wp-image-21764\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Weapons-Shang-to-Western-Zhou.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Weapons-Shang-to-Western-Zhou-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Weapons-Shang-to-Western-Zhou-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Weapons-Shang-to-Western-Zhou-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Weapons (Shang to Western Zhou Dynasties)<\/strong><br>SOURCE:  Weapons (Shang to Western Zhou Dynasties) (National Palace Museum, Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 19 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Ya-Chou-Clan-Bronze-Vessel-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Ya-Chou-Clan-Bronze-Vessel-1.jpg\" alt=\"Ya-chou Clan Bronze Vessel - 1 (Shang to Western Zhou Dynasties)\" class=\"wp-image-21765\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Ya-Chou-Clan-Bronze-Vessel-1.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Ya-Chou-Clan-Bronze-Vessel-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Ya-Chou-Clan-Bronze-Vessel-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Ya-Chou-Clan-Bronze-Vessel-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Ya-chou Clan Bronze Vessel &#8211; 1 (Shang to Western Zhou Dynasties)<\/strong><br>SOURCE:  Ya-chou Clan Bronze Vessel &#8211; 1 (Shang to Western Zhou Dynasties) (National Palace Museum, Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 19 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Yi-Water-Vessel-Late-Western-Zhou.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Yi-Water-Vessel-Late-Western-Zhou.jpg\" alt=\"Yi Water Vessel (Late Western Zhou Dynasty)\" class=\"wp-image-21767\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Yi-Water-Vessel-Late-Western-Zhou.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Yi-Water-Vessel-Late-Western-Zhou-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Yi-Water-Vessel-Late-Western-Zhou-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Yi-Water-Vessel-Late-Western-Zhou-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Yi Water Vessel (Late Western Zhou Dynasty)<\/strong><br>SOURCE:  Yi Water Vessel (Late Western Zhou Dynasty) (National Palace Museum, Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 19 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Yi-Water-Vessel-of-Yi-yue-Mid-Western-Zhou.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Yi-Water-Vessel-of-Yi-yue-Mid-Western-Zhou.jpg\" alt=\"Yi Water Vessel of Yi-yue (Mid Western Zhou Dynasty)\" class=\"wp-image-21768\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Yi-Water-Vessel-of-Yi-yue-Mid-Western-Zhou.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Yi-Water-Vessel-of-Yi-yue-Mid-Western-Zhou-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Yi-Water-Vessel-of-Yi-yue-Mid-Western-Zhou-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Yi-Water-Vessel-of-Yi-yue-Mid-Western-Zhou-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Yi Water Vessel of Yi-yue (Mid Western Zhou Dynasty)<\/strong><br>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.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/You-Wine-Vessel-of-Zhao-and-Ladle-Early-Western-Zhou.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/You-Wine-Vessel-of-Zhao-and-Ladle-Early-Western-Zhou.jpg\" alt=\"You Wine Vessel of Zhao and Ladle (Early Western Zhou Dynasty)\" class=\"wp-image-21769\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/You-Wine-Vessel-of-Zhao-and-Ladle-Early-Western-Zhou.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/You-Wine-Vessel-of-Zhao-and-Ladle-Early-Western-Zhou-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/You-Wine-Vessel-of-Zhao-and-Ladle-Early-Western-Zhou-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/You-Wine-Vessel-of-Zhao-and-Ladle-Early-Western-Zhou-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>You Wine Vessel of Zhao and Ladle (Early Western Zhou Dynasty)<\/strong><br>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.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Zun-Wine-Vessel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Zun-Wine-Vessel.jpg\" alt=\"Zun Wine Vessel in the Shape of an Animal (Mid Warring States Period)\" class=\"wp-image-21770\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Zun-Wine-Vessel.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Zun-Wine-Vessel-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Zun-Wine-Vessel-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Zun-Wine-Vessel-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Zun Wine Vessel in the Shape of an Animal (Mid Warring States Period)<\/strong><br>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.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Zun-Wine-Vessel-Bird-Headed-Animal.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Zun-Wine-Vessel-Bird-Headed-Animal.jpg\" alt=\"Zun Wine Vessel in the Shape of a Bird-Headed Animal (Mid Warring States Period)\" class=\"wp-image-21771\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Zun-Wine-Vessel-Bird-Headed-Animal.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Zun-Wine-Vessel-Bird-Headed-Animal-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Zun-Wine-Vessel-Bird-Headed-Animal-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Zun-Wine-Vessel-Bird-Headed-Animal-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Zun Wine Vessel in the Shape of a Bird-Headed Animal (Mid Warring States Period)<\/strong><br>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.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Ya-Chou-Clan-Bronze-Vessel-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Ya-Chou-Clan-Bronze-Vessel-2.jpg\" alt=\"Ya-chou Clan Bronze Vessel - 2 (Shang to Western Zhou Dynasties)\" class=\"wp-image-21766\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Ya-Chou-Clan-Bronze-Vessel-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Ya-Chou-Clan-Bronze-Vessel-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Ya-Chou-Clan-Bronze-Vessel-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Ya-Chou-Clan-Bronze-Vessel-2-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Ya-chou Clan Bronze Vessel &#8211; 2 (Shang to Western Zhou Dynasties)<\/strong><br>SOURCE:  Ya-chou Clan Bronze Vessel &#8211; 2 (Shang to Western Zhou Dynasties) (National Palace Museum, Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 19 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Hu-Wine-Vessel-of-Lady-Ji-of-Zeng.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Hu-Wine-Vessel-of-Lady-Ji-of-Zeng.jpg\" alt=\"Hu Wine Vessel of Lady Ji of Zeng (Early Warring States Period)\" class=\"wp-image-21772\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Hu-Wine-Vessel-of-Lady-Ji-of-Zeng.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Hu-Wine-Vessel-of-Lady-Ji-of-Zeng-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Hu-Wine-Vessel-of-Lady-Ji-of-Zeng-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Hu-Wine-Vessel-of-Lady-Ji-of-Zeng-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Hu Wine Vessel of Lady Ji of Zeng (Early Warring States Period)<\/strong><br>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.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Hu-Wine-Vessel-of-Song-Late-Western-Zhou.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Hu-Wine-Vessel-of-Song-Late-Western-Zhou.jpg\" alt=\"Hu Wine Vessel of Song (Late Western Zhou Dynasty)\" class=\"wp-image-21773\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Hu-Wine-Vessel-of-Song-Late-Western-Zhou.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Hu-Wine-Vessel-of-Song-Late-Western-Zhou-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Hu-Wine-Vessel-of-Song-Late-Western-Zhou-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Hu-Wine-Vessel-of-Song-Late-Western-Zhou-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Hu Wine Vessel of Song (Late Western Zhou Dynasty)<\/strong><br> 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.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Hu-Wine-Vesse-of-Zeng-bo-qi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Hu-Wine-Vesse-of-Zeng-bo-qi.jpg\" alt=\"Hu Wine Vessel of Zeng-bo-qi (Late Western Zhou Dynasty)\" class=\"wp-image-21774\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Hu-Wine-Vesse-of-Zeng-bo-qi.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Hu-Wine-Vesse-of-Zeng-bo-qi-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Hu-Wine-Vesse-of-Zeng-bo-qi-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Hu-Wine-Vesse-of-Zeng-bo-qi-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Hu Wine Vessel of Zeng-bo-qi (Late Western Zhou Dynasty)<\/strong><br> 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.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Copyright \u00a9 2019 by Stephen J. Danko<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. Copyright \u00a9 2019 by Stephen J. 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