https://padlet.com/ram_lian_23/vqrdyn0m74qk Made with an aura of mystery en-us 2018-04-10 13:54:58 UTC 2018-04-10 18:45:16 UTC hello@padlet.com ram_lian_23 https://padlet.com/ram_lian_23/vqrdyn0m74qk/wish/250282723 The purpose of this pair of bronze objects is unknown but the form of this obvious. This suggests parts of north China were warm enough to support such wildlife three thousand years ago.]]> 2018-04-10 14:12:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ram_lian_23/vqrdyn0m74qk/wish/250282723 ram_lian_23 https://padlet.com/ram_lian_23/vqrdyn0m74qk/wish/250287727 the lid of this vessel show a Chinese dragon with a human face, or a person changing into a horned serpent. The haunting combination of the familiar and the supernatural might represent the mysteries of the spirit world, thus transforming a simple pear-shaped ewer (he) into an intriguing piece of sculpture.]]> 2018-04-10 14:19:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ram_lian_23/vqrdyn0m74qk/wish/250287727 ram_lian_23 https://padlet.com/ram_lian_23/vqrdyn0m74qk/wish/250290033 Richly decorated bronze containers were used in ritual banquets to honor ancestors. Based on events chronicled in the inscription inside the container, this is one of the earliest date able bronzes from the Zhou dynasty.]]> 2018-04-10 14:23:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ram_lian_23/vqrdyn0m74qk/wish/250290033 ram_lian_23 https://padlet.com/ram_lian_23/vqrdyn0m74qk/wish/250441150 Real and imaginary animals are frequently integrated into the surface decoration of early Chinese bronzes. ]]> 2018-04-10 18:42:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ram_lian_23/vqrdyn0m74qk/wish/250441150 ram_lian_23 https://padlet.com/ram_lian_23/vqrdyn0m74qk/wish/250442277 The anarchistic style of decoration, with the eyes, brows, horns, ears, snout, mouth, and legs of a taotie, might have been purposefully chosen to recall ancient times, but the lengthy cast inscription inside the lid was a recent innovation.]]> 2018-04-10 18:44:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ram_lian_23/vqrdyn0m74qk/wish/250442277