景泰 Cloisonné enamel zun
This zun is cloisonné enamel, the craft where metal is bent, filled with glass and fired until colour sits flush in a wired cell. the 景泰 workshop made it a…
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乾隆 Painted enamel jar
The jar shows painted enamel at its most confident. Wire first, then enamel, then fire, repeated until the surface is calm and the gilding catches the ligh…
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嘉靖 Cloisonné enamel plate
This plate is cloisonné enamel, the craft where metal is bent, filled with glass and fired until colour sits flush in a wired cell. the 嘉靖 workshop made it…
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乾隆 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…
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Translucent enamel basin
This basin is translucent enamel, the craft where metal is bent, filled with glass and fired until colour sits flush in a wired cell. the Ming workshop mad…
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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 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 ding (tripod 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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Bronze object
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.
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…