“The origin of China’s distilled wine,” notes Wu, “has always been an important topic in the study of the country’s science and technology history and wine culture.” However, until ...

The delicate stem cup form was a new shape derived from the Mongolian taste of the then rulers of China, and became established in the potter's repertoire of later periods. Intended as a wine cup ...

This fabulous vessel was for wine; it has owls on three sides. Images of wild animals predominate in Shang art, in contrast with the art of the ancient ... Chinese cultural "golden age", growth ...