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         Metal Ware As early as the Shang Dynasty(17th Century B.C.-11th Century B.C.), China showed surprising achievements in bronze metallurgy, and many impressive pieces dating from that period remain unrivaled in the history of metal ware. The development of metal ware at different historical stages is best represented by the gold and silver wares of the Warring states Period(475B.C-221B.C),the jewlry and copper mirrors of the Tang Dynasty (618-907),and the enamel of the Ming Dynasty(1368-1644). Modern Chinese metal ware primarily includes enamel, gold and silver wares, jewelry, and cooper and tin objects. In contemporary China, enamel production has seen the greatest technical improvements.

 
wpe1A.jpg (17195 bytes) Bronze rectangular Ding with animal mask motif

Shang Dynasty （16th century-11st century B.C.）

Unearthed at Zhengzhou, Henan

Height: 87cm

Mouth dimension: 67×61cm

This Ding is the earliest large rectangular Ding discovered in China so far. It is of great importance for the study of the social system and casting technique of the Shang Dynasty
sizu-gong.jpg (24595 bytes) Bronze four legs Gong, wine container

Late Shang Dynasty

Unearthed at Anyang, Henan

Height: 36cm

Length: 46.5cm

The Gong was unearthed at a tomb of the Yin ruins. It is elaborately decorated with lively animal designs. It has an ox head in the front of the lid and a bird at the back of the lid, and a beast head-shaped handle. Its body is decorated with dragons pattern. The inscription is carved in the cover and the vessel belly.
wpe19.jpg (14473 bytes) "Prince Wu" Ding (with spoon)

Spring and Autumn Period （770-476B.C.）

Unearthed at Xichuan, Henan

Height: 62cm

Mouth diameter: 62cm
Ding , food container, often comes with spoon. The spoon has a long handle and a sharp tip, and is used for picking meat out of the food vessel.

Prince Wu was the son of King Zhuang of the Chu state. The inscription in the lid and on the inside of the vessel consists of 83 characters, and says that "Prince Wu casts this food vessel for offering sacrifices to our ancestor and for swearing ceremonies of forming alliance. Because of my benevolent rule, I am loved and respected by all the people of the Chu State. It is hoped that the later generations will regard this as the standard of their conduct and behavior."

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Bronze Jin with cloud design

Spring and Autumn Period （770-476B.C.

Unearthed at Xichuan, Henan

Height: 28.8cm

Length: 103cm

Width: 46cm

Jin is a table for wine vessels. Its body has several layers of cloud-shaped relief decorations supported by bronze stalks of various sizes, with twelve dragon-shaped animals climbing around and another twelve staying at the bottom as legs of the Jin. Of all the bronze objects cast by using the lost wax casting technique unearthed in China, this one is the earliest. The exquisite and complex craftsmanship of this Jin reached an amazingly high level.
wpe1B.jpg (16767 bytes) Wang Sun Gao bronze bells

Spring and Autumn Period （770-476B.C.

Unearthed at Xichuan, Henan

The set of Yong-bells marked Wang Sun Gao is composed of 26 bells. Of the musical bells of the Spring and Autumn Period unearthed in China, this set is the largest in number and the biggest in scale. It covers a large range of musical tones. The sounds produced by them are pure and harmonious, with accurate sound frequencies. All this indicates that Chinese musical culture had reached a very high level in the Chu State.
wpe3F.jpg (14081 bytes) Square ewer with design of lotus and crane

Spring and Autumn Period （770-476B.C.）

Unearthed at Xinzheng, Henan

Height: 117cm

Mouth dimension: 30.5×24.9cm

This ewer, excavated in 1923, belonged to the King of the Zheng State . The vivid crane on its top of the ewer, which is spreading its wings ready for flight contrasts sharply to the traditional over elaborate decorations on its body. It reflects a completely new artistic idea in late Spring and Autumn Period.
qihui-deng.jpg (15746 bytes) Bronze kneeling person-shaped lamp

Warring States Period（475-221B.C.）

Unearthed at Sanmenxia, Henan

Height: 48.9cm

The bronze lamp has an beautiful shape. It is composed of a kneeling person, a lamp stand and a lamp dish. The kneeling person holds a fork-shaped lamp stand, and three candlesticks are laid in the ring lamp dish .
鎏金立马.jpg (22370 bytes) Gilded-silver copper horse

Han Dynasty（206B.C.-A.D.220）

Unearthed at Yanshi, Henan

Height: 5.9cm

Length: 6.2cm

The bronze horse is decorated with gold and silver. It is an exquisite artifact of the Han Dynasty.
wpe4B.jpg (25828 bytes) Bronze mirror with hunting design

Tang Dynasty (A.D.618-907)

Unearthed at Fugou , Henan

Diameter: 28cm

Bronze mirrors of the Tang Dynasty are smooth and shining in polish and magnificent in shape, and decorated with elaborate designs at the back. They bear evidence that the people of the Tang Dynasty had a strong aesthetic sense and taste.
wpe3F.jpg (21181 bytes) Bronze Lei with beast-shaped ears, wine vessel

Warring States Period（475-221B.C.）

Unearthed at Huixian, Henan

Height: 30.5cm

Mouth diameter:20.3cm

Foot diameter:18.2cm

The ears on the shoulders of the Lei are made the shapes of two vivid dragons. The body is decorated with rope pattern.

 

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