Xuan Hezun
This zun is bronze, the metal of Chinese ritual, cast in piece-moulds so the Imperial workshop could repeat a shape the ancestors would recognise. Bronze w…
Zhang Menggao Peony Axis
This hanging scroll is a ink, the Chinese picture made to be unrolled or unpinned a section at a time rather than seen all at once. the Imperial painter’s…
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Pan Chi Pattern Cauldron
This ding (tripod cauldron) is bronze, the metal of Chinese ritual, cast in piece-moulds so the Imperial workshop could repeat a shape the ancestors would…
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Running horse pattern small pot
The hu (pouring vessel) carries bronze, and bronze was never just a material. It was the medium of ceremony, its weight and ring part of the rite itself.
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Feasting, fishing, hunting, attacking and war-patterned teapot
This hu (pouring vessel) is bronze, the metal of Chinese ritual, cast in piece-moulds so the Imperial workshop could repeat a shape the ancestors would rec…
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animal shape
The object carries bronze, and bronze was never just a material. It was the medium of ceremony, its weight and ring part of the rite itself.
Yun Zi flower album
This album is a ink, the Chinese picture made to be unrolled or unpinned a section at a time rather than seen all at once. the Imperial painter’s hand that…
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King of Chu Zhang Ge
This ge (dagger-axe) is bronze, the metal of Chinese ritual, cast in piece-moulds so the Imperial workshop could repeat a shape the ancestors would recogni…
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Liang Dingfen ink chrysanthemum scroll
The hanging scroll is ink, and the medium decides the pace. Ink and colour on silk or paper ask to be read slowly, the eye led rather than struck.
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bird shaped bird
The he (ewer) carries bronze, and bronze was never just a material. It was the medium of ceremony, its weight and ring part of the rite itself.