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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Openwork-carved jade huang pendant
The huang pendant is a study in patience. Openwork-carved jade holds a polish no metal keeps, and the Imperial workshop used that slow shine to signal rank…
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Jade object
This object is cut from jade, the stone the Chinese court valued above every other because it could be worked but never rushed. Jade does not bend; the car…
Jade huang pendant
The huang pendant is a study in patience. Jade holds a polish no metal keeps, and the Imperial workshop used that slow shine to signal rank and restraint a…
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Jade gui tablet
This gui tablet is cut from jade, the stone the Chinese court valued above every other because it could be worked but never rushed. Jade does not bend; the…
Green jade object
The object is a study in patience. Green jade holds a polish no metal keeps, and the Imperial workshop used that slow shine to signal rank and restraint at…
Jade cong tube
This cong tube is cut from jade, the stone the Chinese court valued above every other because it could be worked but never rushed. Jade does not bend; the…
Jade bi disc
The bi disc is a study in patience. Jade holds a polish no metal keeps, and the Imperial workshop used that slow shine to signal rank and restraint at once…
Jade object
This object is cut from jade, the stone the Chinese court valued above every other because it could be worked but never rushed. Jade does not bend; the car…
Jade object
The object is a study in patience. Jade holds a polish no metal keeps, and the Imperial workshop used that slow shine to signal rank and restraint at once.