Panhu pattern 镈
This bo bell is bronze, the metal of Chinese ritual, cast in piece-moulds so the Imperial workshop could repeat a shape the ancestors would recognise. Bron…
Bronze
Four Spirits Bagua Mirror
The mirror 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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Beast ears『0556』
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…
Flat bean
The dou (stem bowl) carries bronze, and bronze was never just a material. It was the medium of ceremony, its weight and ring part of the rite itself.
Four snakes
This yan (steamer) is bronze, the metal of Chinese ritual, cast in piece-moulds so the Imperial workshop could repeat a shape the ancestors would recognise…
Beast pattern dagger
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.
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In the 17th year of the Prime Minister’s reign, Marquis Chunping
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…
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fish shaped 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.
geometric pattern beans
This dou (stem bowl) 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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Yan type furnace
The fu 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.