King of Chu’s plate “0558”
This pan (water basin) 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
Nohara
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.
King Chu’s Sword
This sword is bronze, the metal of Chinese ritual, cast in piece-moulds so the Imperial workshop could repeat a shape the ancestors would recognise. Bronze…
Thirty-five years ago
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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Shi Keyu
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…
Shaoya 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.
Bronze throwing pot
This hu (pouring vessel) is bronze, the metal of Chinese ritual, cast in piece-moulds so the Imperial workshop could repeat a shape the ancestors would rec…
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Wrong silver chi head belt hook
The object carries silver-inlaid 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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Wang Ming Chuan Ren Hu Festival
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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Copper ear, milk and foot 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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