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{{dablink|For the dojin game developer "ZUN", see [[Team Shanghai Alice]].}}
[[Image:Zun with animal mask.jpg|thumb|A zun with [[taotie]], dating from the Shang Dynasty.]]
The '''zun''' ({{zh-cp|c=[[wiktionary:尊|尊]]|p=zūn}}) or '''yi''' ({{zh-cp|c=[[wiktionary:彝|彝]]|p=yí}}, used until [[Northern Song|Northern Sòng]]) is an ancient type of [[China|Chinese]] [[bronze]] wine vessel with a vase-like form, dating from the [[Shang Dynasty]].
Used in religious ceremonies to hold [[wine]], the zun has a wide lip to facilitate pouring.
==External links==
*[http://www.marymount.k12.ny.us/marynet/TeacherResources/bronzesproject/html/bklynmuse.htm A 12th century BCE bronze zun at the Brooklyn Museum of Art]
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[[Category:Chinese bronzeware]]
[[Category:Chinese pottery]]
[[Category:Drinkware]]
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