What is the price of a purple clay teapot for storing colored pianos?
Chu Caiqin, skilled craftsman
Inside-Painted Snuff Bottle Featuring the Four Great Beauties of Ancient China
The Four Great Beauties, or 四大美女 (Sì Dà Měi Nǚ), are legendary figures from different dynasties in ancient Chinese history. Their stories are known for both their stunning beauty and their profoun...
Evolution of the Blade: Ancient Chinese Bronze Weapons
The Bronze Age of China was not just a period of ritual and art, but an era of intense military competition. From the early infantry Ge to the legendary swords of the Wu-Yue region, bronze weapons def...
The Living Bronze of Ancient Yunnan: A Visual Journey into the Dian Kingdom
Deep in the lush mountains of modern-day Yunnan province, a mysterious and vibrant civilization once flourished during the Western Han period. Known as the Dian Kingdom (c. 278 BC – 109 BC), this cult...
The Living Bronze of Ancient Yunnan: A Visual Journey into the Dian Kingdom (Revised)
Deep in the lush mountains of modern-day Yunnan province, a mysterious and vibrant civilization once flourished during the Western Han period. Known as the Dian Kingdom (c. 278 BC – 109 BC), this cult...
Houmuwu Ding: The Zenith of Ancient Chinese Bronze Casting
Cast during the late Shang Dynasty, the Houmuwu Ding stands as the heaviest and most magnificent bronze vessel ever recovered from the ancient world. At 832 kilograms, it is a testament to the industr...
Bianzhong: The Chime Bells of Marquis Yi and the Science of Ancient Sound
Discovered in 1978 in the tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng, the Bianzhong chime bells represent the absolute pinnacle of ancient musical engineering. These 64 bronze bells were crafted 2,400 years ago, yet...
The Sword of Goujian: The Immortal Blade of the Ancient East
Unearthed in 1965 in a waterlogged tomb in Hubei, the Sword of Goujian shocked the world. Despite being submerged for over 2,000 years, the blade was found unsheathed, perfectly polished, and sharp en...
Mao Gong Ding: The Library of Bronze and the Voice of the Western Zhou
The Mao Gong Ding is not famous for its size or gold, but for what is written inside it. With 497 characters of ancient script, it holds the record for the longest bronze inscription in history, provi...