Painted enamel censer
This censer 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 ma…
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Painted enamel box
The box 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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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 Imperial 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 bo bell
The bo bell 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 jue (tripod cup)
The jue (tripod cup) 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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Bronze you (wine vessel)
This you (wine vessel) is bronze, the metal of Chinese ritual, cast in piece-moulds so the Imperial workshop could repeat a shape the ancestors would recog…
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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 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…
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