Product Description

Bronze, referred to as "bronze". Including cooking utensils, food utensils, wine utensils, water utensils, musical instruments, carriage and horse ornaments, bronze mirrors, belt hooks, weapons, tools and weighing instruments. Popular from the late Neolithic period to the Qin and Han dynasties, the Shang and Zhou utensils are the most exquisite. Small tools or accessories first appeared. In the Xia Dynasty, there were bronze vessels and weapons. In the mid-Shang period, the variety of bronze wares was very rich, and inscriptions and fine patterns appeared. From the late Shang Dynasty to the early Western Zhou Dynasty, it was the heyday of the development of bronze ware. Subsequently, the bronze carcass began to become thinner, and the patterns were gradually simplified. From the late Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period, due to the popularization and use of iron tools, copper tools became less and less. During the Qin and Han dynasties, as porcelain and lacquer ware entered daily life, the variety of copper containers was reduced, the decoration was simple, most of them were plain, and the carcass was lighter and thinner. Ancient Chinese bronze ware is the great contribution of our ancestors to human material civilization. Although according to the current archaeological data, the appearance of Chinese bronze ware is later than that of other places in the world, but the scale of use of bronze ware and the casting technology In terms of , plastic arts and varieties, there is no place in the world that can compare with ancient Chinese bronzes. This is also one of the reasons why ancient Chinese bronze ware occupies a unique position in the history of world art and has attracted widespread attention.

Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties were called "Bronze Age" by experts because of the large number of bronze wares unearthed, which fully demonstrated the important position of bronze wares in the ancient history of our country.

Ancient Chinese bronzes not only have high artistic appreciation value, but also have high scientific research value. The so-called artistic appreciation value refers to the superb plastic art of bronze ware, which is like a word or a painting, giving people a pleasing artistic enjoyment. The artistic charm of bronze ware is manifested in several aspects: ingenious shapes, rich and delicate decorations, and various styles of inscriptions.

Chinese bronzes are the representative of Chinese culture and technology during the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties. Chinese bronzes began to appear 4,700 years ago and were gradually replaced by iron more than 2,000 years ago, spanning a long history of about 3,000 years. Chinese bronzes are also smuggled out of the country by foreign collectors because of their exquisite production and high artistic value. At present, most museums in European and American countries have Chinese bronzes in their collections.

Category: Vase

Material: copper alloy


Hanging form: ornament


Ornament pattern: fish, insects, birds and beasts


Production method: pure handmade

Printing logo: yes

Net weight: 1.3kg


Garlic bottle: 28cm high and 15cm wide