Shang Dynasty, Ritual Vessels, Bronze Age - Britannica
More than any other factor, it was the unearthing of magnificent bronze vessels at Anyang that demonstrated the power and wealth of the Shang rulers. The vessels were used in divinatory ceremonies for sacrificial offerings of meat, wine, and grain, primarily to the spirits of clan ancestors, especially those of the ruler and his family.
Shang and Zhou Dynasties: The Bronze Age of China
The era of the Shang and the Zhou dynasties is generally known as the Bronze Age of China, because bronze, an alloy of copper and tin, used to fashion weapons, parts of chariots, and ritual vessels, played an important role in the material culture of the time.
Chinese ritual bronzes - Wikipedia
The Chinese Bronze Age began in the Xia dynasty (c. 2070 – c. 1600 BC), and bronze ritual containers form the bulk of collections of Chinese antiquities, reaching its zenith during the Shang dynasty (c. 1600 – c. 1046 BC) and the early part of the Zhou dynasty (1045–256 BC).
Shang Dynasty Bronzes: Fascinating Workmanship and Technique …
2020年5月6日 · The Shang excelled in Bronze handicraft and produced richly detailed ritual vessels, decorative bits, musical instruments, tools, and to a lesser extent, weapons. The first examples of Bronze vessels imitate ceramic pottery designs.
Ding (vessel) - Wikipedia
From the time of the Shang dynasty in the 2nd millennium BCE, dings were also cast in bronze as high-status "ritual bronzes", which were often buried in the tomb of their owners for use in the afterlife. This is the period to which the oldest examples of bronze dings date.
7 Everyday Objects From the Shang Dynasty - HISTORY
2023年8月11日 · Excavations at the ancient Shang capital of Anyang, occupied from roughly 1250 to 1050 B.C., have unearthed fascinating details of daily life in this Bronze Age civilization, from bustling...
Chinese Bronze Vessels: Elegant, Powerful, and Mysterious
From Shang dynasty (1600–1046 BCE) records comprised of some 200,000 inscriptions on bone and turtle shells, we know that Chinese ancestors were propitiated with elaborate rites, feasts, and sacrifices.
Tigers, dragons, and, monsters on a Shang Dynasty Ewer
Chinese bronzes like this guang show a mastery in casting rivaling that of other ancient civilizations. They were used to hold wine, water, grain, or meat in sacrifices to ancestors or in ritual banquets by Shang kings. The shape of each vessel matches its intended purpose. The fabulous animal motifs are unlikely to have been purely decorative.
Ritual Wine Vessel (Guang) - Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn's Shang Dynasty bronze "Guang" is the Museum's finest early bronze. Truly sculptural in its conception, the "Guang" combines striking animal imagery with finely cast geometric designs. The rituals of the Shang kings were elaborations of banquets that included serving food and wine, and this superbly cast "Guang" is a type of wine vessel.
Shang Dynasty Bronzes – China Online Museum
2015年9月13日 · More than any other factor, it was the unearthing of magnificent bronze vessels at Anyang that demonstrated the power and wealth of the Shang rulers. The vessels were used in divinatory ceremonies for sacrificial offerings of meat, wine, and grain, primarily to the spirits of clan ancestors, especially those of the ruler and his family.