Blog about Chinese bronzes

"敔" Gui

"敔" Gui

"敔" Gui, bronze ware, late Western Zhou Dynasty, 25.8 cm in height and 22.7 cm in diameter, unearthed in M95 of Ying State Cemetery in Pingdingshan in 1990.In 1979, a...

"敔" Gui

"敔" Gui, bronze ware, late Western Zhou Dynasty, 25.8 cm in height and 22.7 cm in diameter, unearthed in M95 of Ying State Cemetery in Pingdingshan in 1990.In 1979, a...

Wrapped gold leopard-shaped vessel base

Wrapped gold leopard-shaped vessel base

The inlaid gold leopard-shaped base is a bronze artifact from the Warring States Period. The base is 11.2 cm high and 24 cm wide. The mouth of the base is...

Wrapped gold leopard-shaped vessel base

The inlaid gold leopard-shaped base is a bronze artifact from the Warring States Period. The base is 11.2 cm high and 24 cm wide. The mouth of the base is...

Bronze jar with animal face pattern

Bronze jar with animal face pattern

Bronze jar with animal face pattern, bronze ware, Shang Dynasty cultural relic, 24.5 cm high, 13 cm in diameter, unearthed from Tomb No. 2, Baijiazhuang, Zhengzhou in 1955.In 1954, a...

Bronze jar with animal face pattern

Bronze jar with animal face pattern, bronze ware, Shang Dynasty cultural relic, 24.5 cm high, 13 cm in diameter, unearthed from Tomb No. 2, Baijiazhuang, Zhengzhou in 1955.In 1954, a...

Bronze tripod with coiled snake pattern and curved ears

Bronze tripod with coiled snake pattern and cur...

Copper tripod with curved ears and coiled snake patterns, also known as Zhou Kui pattern tripod, Zhou Lao Ding, Lao Ding, and Huchi Kui pattern tripod, Spring and Autumn Period,...

Bronze tripod with coiled snake pattern and cur...

Copper tripod with curved ears and coiled snake patterns, also known as Zhou Kui pattern tripod, Zhou Lao Ding, Lao Ding, and Huchi Kui pattern tripod, Spring and Autumn Period,...

Inlaid Gold, Silver and Copper Square Mirror and Copper Square Lei

Inlaid Gold, Silver and Copper Square Mirror an...

Copper square mirror with inlaid gold and turquoise dragon ears and copper square jar (with spoon), bronze wine vessels, Warring States Period. Mirror: 21.6 cm in height, 30.8 cm in...

Inlaid Gold, Silver and Copper Square Mirror an...

Copper square mirror with inlaid gold and turquoise dragon ears and copper square jar (with spoon), bronze wine vessels, Warring States Period. Mirror: 21.6 cm in height, 30.8 cm in...

Yutang Shisou Bronze Inlaid Silver Wire Holding Scroll Guanyin Statue

Yutang Shisou Bronze Inlaid Silver Wire Holding...

Guanyin was popular during the Five Dynasties and the Northern Song Dynasty, and the silk paintings found in the Dunhuang Grottoes can serve as the best evidence. Secondly, it is...

Yutang Shisou Bronze Inlaid Silver Wire Holding...

Guanyin was popular during the Five Dynasties and the Northern Song Dynasty, and the silk paintings found in the Dunhuang Grottoes can serve as the best evidence. Secondly, it is...