Blog about Chinese bronzes
Bronze Axe with Animal Face Pattern
Bronze axe with animal face pattern, bronze ware, late Shang Dynasty, 17 cm long, 15 cm wide, 1.2 cm thick. Unearthed in Zhengzhou People's Park in 1954, now in Henan...
Bronze Axe with Animal Face Pattern
Bronze axe with animal face pattern, bronze ware, late Shang Dynasty, 17 cm long, 15 cm wide, 1.2 cm thick. Unearthed in Zhengzhou People's Park in 1954, now in Henan...
Yuan character pattern
"爰" patterned dagger, bronze ware, Shang Dynasty (Yinxu Phase III). Total length 35.3 cm, inner length 11.8 cm, handle width 5.1 cm. Excavated from Tomb No. 269, Qijiazhuang, Yinxu, Anyang....
Yuan character pattern
"爰" patterned dagger, bronze ware, Shang Dynasty (Yinxu Phase III). Total length 35.3 cm, inner length 11.8 cm, handle width 5.1 cm. Excavated from Tomb No. 269, Qijiazhuang, Yinxu, Anyang....
Western Han Dynasty Sunlight Transparent Mirror
Western Han Dynasty "See the Sunlight" translucent mirror, bronze, Western Han Dynasty, diameter 7.9 cm, weight 66 grams. Collected in Luoyang in 1953. Now in the collection of Henan Museum.The...
Western Han Dynasty Sunlight Transparent Mirror
Western Han Dynasty "See the Sunlight" translucent mirror, bronze, Western Han Dynasty, diameter 7.9 cm, weight 66 grams. Collected in Luoyang in 1953. Now in the collection of Henan Museum.The...
Duling No. 2 Square Ding
Duling No. 2 Square Ding, a bronze ritual vessel from the early Shang Dynasty, is 87 cm tall, 61 cm long on the rim, 0.4 cm thick on the...
Duling No. 2 Square Ding
Duling No. 2 Square Ding, a bronze ritual vessel from the early Shang Dynasty, is 87 cm tall, 61 cm long on the rim, 0.4 cm thick on the...
Zuxin You
Zuxin You, bronze ware, late Shang Dynasty, 25.5 cm in height, 3 kg in weight. It was unearthed in Chuqiu, Huixian County, Henan Province in 1965 and is now in...
Zuxin You
Zuxin You, bronze ware, late Shang Dynasty, 25.5 cm in height, 3 kg in weight. It was unearthed in Chuqiu, Huixian County, Henan Province in 1965 and is now in...
Fuhao Owl Zun
"Fuhao" Owl Zun, bronze ware, late Shang Dynasty, 46.3 cm in height, 16 kg in weight. It was unearthed from Fuhao's Tomb in Yinxu, Anyang, Henan in 1976 and is...
Fuhao Owl Zun
"Fuhao" Owl Zun, bronze ware, late Shang Dynasty, 46.3 cm in height, 16 kg in weight. It was unearthed from Fuhao's Tomb in Yinxu, Anyang, Henan in 1976 and is...