This mirror is bronze, the metal of Chinese ritual, cast in piece-moulds so the Yuan workshop could repeat a shape the ancestors would recognise. Bronze wa…
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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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This zhong (bell) is bronze, the metal of Chinese ritual, cast in piece-moulds so the Qing workshop could repeat a shape the ancestors would recognise. Bro…
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The object carries gold-and-silver-inlaid bronze, and bronze was never just a material. It was the medium of ceremony, its weight and ring part of the rite…
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This ding (tripod cauldron) is bronze, the metal of Chinese ritual, cast in piece-moulds so the 崇祯 workshop could repeat a shape the ancestors would recogn…
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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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This object is bronze, the metal of Chinese ritual, cast in piece-moulds so the 宣德 workshop could repeat a shape the ancestors would recognise. Bronze was…
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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.
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 ding (tripod cauldron) 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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