In China, the art of bronze experiencing tremendous growth in the royal dynasty of Shang, after maturation of about five centuries. The mastery of fire, due to the ceramic firing, permits fast Essort techniques fonts. Ritual instruments dedicated to the worship of ancestors, bronze vases symbolize and embody the power of their holder. They soon become the vector of the history of dynastic clans and ceremonies.
fades into molds segments fireclay, bronze objects are divided into many categories: vases, mirrors, weapons, pieces of harness and chariots, musical instruments (drums and bells). Symbol of power and wealth, is ceremonial bronze vessels under the Shang and Zhou, the support of dedicatory inscriptions giving the names of clans and later, narrate the feats of the owner. Social rank determines the number of authorized parts in rituals to their ancestors, but from the fifth century BC, theft is a common common. Under the Han, the prestigious Bronze yields to the aesthetic and sanitary dishes in lacquer.
Rediscovered in the Song, the bronzes have a special place on the scholar's desk, incrnant a golden age and stimulating the imagination.
