Cloisonné enamel object
This object is cloisonné enamel, the craft where metal is bent, filled with glass and fired until colour sits flush in a wired cell. the Imperial workshop…
Cloisonné enamel object Read More »
Painted enamel ewer
The ewer shows painted enamel at its most confident. Wire first, then enamel, then fire, repeated until the surface is calm and the gilding catches the lig…
Painted enamel ewer Read More »
Cloisonné enamel jar
This jar is cloisonné enamel, the craft where metal is bent, filled with glass and fired until colour sits flush in a wired cell. the Imperial workshop mad…
Cloisonné enamel jar Read More »
Cloisonné enamel censer
The censer shows cloisonné enamel at its most confident. Wire first, then enamel, then fire, repeated until the surface is calm and the gilding catches the…
Cloisonné enamel censer Read More »
Painted enamel vase
This vase is painted enamel, the craft where metal is bent, filled with glass and fired until colour sits flush in a wired cell. the Imperial workshop made…
Painted enamel vase Read More »
Bronze zun
The zun carries bronze, and bronze was never just a material. It was the medium of ceremony, its weight and ring part of the rite itself.
Bronze object
This object is bronze, the metal of Chinese ritual, cast in piece-moulds so the Imperial workshop could repeat a shape the ancestors would recognise. Bronz…
Bronze ding (tripod cauldron)
The ding (tripod cauldron) carries bronze, and bronze was never just a material. It was the medium of ceremony, its weight and ring part of the rite itself…
Bronze ding (tripod cauldron) Read More »
Bronze gui (food vessel)
This gui (food vessel) is bronze, the metal of Chinese ritual, cast in piece-moulds so the Imperial workshop could repeat a shape the ancestors would recog…
Bronze gui (food vessel) Read More »
Bronze ding (tripod cauldron)
The ding (tripod cauldron) carries bronze, and bronze was never just a material. It was the medium of ceremony, its weight and ring part of the rite itself…
Bronze ding (tripod cauldron) Read More »