Inscription Rhinoceros Zun

Era: Late Shang Dynasty, around the reigns of Emperor Yi and Emperor Xin.
Excavated location: It is said to have been unearthed in Liangshan, Shouzhang County, Shandong Province during the Qing Dynasty’s Daoguang period (also known as the Xianfeng period).
Collection location: Currently housed at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, USA.
Styling characteristics
Overall form: The object is shaped like a rhinoceros, almost spherical, supported by four sturdy short legs, and has a sturdy and cute appearance. The rhinoceros extends its head forward, its two round small eyes showing agility, its big mouth slightly open, like a proud smile, and its two big ears standing on either side of its head, as if listening to surrounding sounds. Its round and sturdy shape breaks the rhinoceros’s original impression of calmness and majesty.