Chicago, Art Institute, Mirroring China's Past: Emperiors and Their Bronzes, Altar Set (Western Zhou dynasty, 1046-771 BC)

            Chinese bronzes of the second and first millennia BC are some of the most distinctive achievements in the history of art. Exquisitely ornamented, these vessels were made to carry sacrificial offerings, to use in burial, or to commemorate family in public ceremonies. When they were found by emperors centuries later, these spiritually significant objects were seen as manifestations of a heavenly mandate on a ruler or dynasty and became prized items in imperial collections. Later, these bronzes were collected and traded by ordinary citizens of means and thereby found their way into museum and private collections.
   

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Taken on: April 19, 2018

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