Date: King Kang Reign, Western Zhou (early 11th century BC)
Dimensions: Height 22.2 cm, Diameter of mouth 20.7 cm, Length of base 11.8 cm, Width of base 12.7 cm
Weight: 4,100 g
Material: Bronze
Donated by Li Yinxuan, Qiu Hui

• Object Type：
  • BRONZE
• Location：
  • Ancient Chinese Bronze Gallery
• Tag：
  • zun wine vessel marquis lu western zhou bronze

This vessel gets its name from the four lines of 22 characters engraved on the base of the inner belly which records King Zhou commanding Duke Ming to make the expedition to the East, and rewarding Marquis Lu. It is plain and unadorned as a whole with nodular shape on the surface and concave-convex alternation, looking simple and modest. 
It is distinctively shaped and unique of its kind. The bronze wares of the early Western Zhou inherited the animal-mask motif of the late Shang, with simpler decorations on some utensils. The Zun of Marquis Lu reflected this unique aesthetic appeal to the extreme and at the same time pioneered the simple style of the bronzes of the middle and late Western Zhou.