Zun and Pan

Tomb of Marquis Yi
Warring States Period, c. 430 BC
Hubei Provincial Museum, Wuhan

The zun, a wine vessel, fits into the basin (pan) beside it in the photo. First the plain body of each vessel was cast using the piece-mold technique. The pieces of elaborate filigree were cast separately using the lost-wax method, after which they were cast on to the body of the vessel.