Fan Junge
This li tripod is bronze, the metal of Chinese ritual, cast in piece-moulds so the Imperial workshop could repeat a shape the ancestors would recognise. Br…
Bronze
Inlaid turquoise long sword
The sword 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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The Four Divine Mirrors of the Chinese Zodiac
This mirror 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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Beiliu type six-frog bronze drum
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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Lu Da Situ『0024』
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…
The king of Yue wanted to give him a sword
The sword 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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Tuan pattern tripod
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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Yunlong Pattern Boshan Stove
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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Zhuzishuhei “0032”
This fu vessel is bronze, the metal of Chinese ritual, cast in piece-moulds so the Imperial workshop could repeat a shape the ancestors would recognise. Br…
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Copper single “left” character tiger symbol
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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