Figure 13b. The decorated part of the model shown in Figure 13a

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Figure 14a. Table base from Pingshan Sanji Gongshe M1, Hebei. Bronze inlaid with gold and silver. Late 4th century BCE. H.36.2cm

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Figure 14b. Detail of the table base of Figure 14a

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Figure 15a. Bronze zun of the zun-pan set from the tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng (d. 433 BCE), Suizhou, Hubei province. H. 30.1 cm

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Figure 15b. Bronze pan of the zun-pan set from the tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng (d. 433 BCE), Suizhou, Hubei province. H. 23.5 cm

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Figure 16. Rim appendage of the zun (top view) shown in Figure 15. Diameter 25 cm

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Figure 17. Detail of structure on the rim appendage of the zun shown in Figure 15

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Figure 18. Detail of the rim appendage of the zun in Figure 15, showing traces of a so-called “runner” thought to have been removed from individual pattern elements (Perspective 1)

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Figure 19. Casting procedure proposed by Perspective 2: use of the model (center) to produce five mold sections

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Figure 20a. Pattern elements before being decorated (Perspective 2)

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