单词 | tsun |
释义 | tsunn. A style of Chinese vessel, either wide-mouthed or animal-shaped (see quot. 1974). Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > [noun] > of specific shape scallop1401 shipc1410 friar1463 columbe1488 culver1500 bell1651 cornet1677 churn1747 tulip-glass1755 situla1804 nacelle1873 thyrse1876 tsun1958 1958 W. Willetts Chinese Art I. iii. 144 The Sung cataloguers proceeded to identify as tsun various animal-shaped vessels known to them. 1974 Encycl. Brit. Micropædia X. 162/3 Tsun,..generic term (‘sacrificial vessel’) for a wide range of Chinese vessel shapes, generally of the Shang (c. 1766–c. 1122 BC) and early Chou (c. 1122–c. 900 BC) dynasties, all of which have an ample interior volume probably meant for containing wine. There are two essential varieties of tsun: one is shaped like a much enlarged ku; the other consists of various animal shapes, often densely embellished with animal decoration. 1977 Kwang-chih Chang Archaeol. Anc. China (ed. 3) vi. 222 Pottery li tripods and large-mouthed tsun beakers began to appear in significant numbers. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1958 |
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