The late Warring States Period (475 B.C-221 B.C)Caliber diameter:18.2 cm Bronze with inlaid silver The surfaces of the utensil body and the lid are decorated with cloud patterns by using the inlaid gold or silver fila...The late Warring States Period (475 B.C-221 B.C)Caliber diameter:18.2 cm Bronze with inlaid silver The surfaces of the utensil body and the lid are decorated with cloud patterns by using the inlaid gold or silver filaments and flakes. The decorative patterns are very slim and extremely exquisite.展开更多
Gold and silver inlaying is a metal processing technique popular during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 B. C.) and the Warring States Period (475-221 B. C.). Patterns on the surface of the bronze figure are chis...Gold and silver inlaying is a metal processing technique popular during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 B. C.) and the Warring States Period (475-221 B. C.). Patterns on the surface of the bronze figure are chiselled out and gold and silver threads (which can be as thin as hair) are inlaid. Finally the whole figure is filed and polished resulting in a splendid artistic work highlighting the different colours of the three different kinds of metal. The artifact shown here was unearthed from Ningxia'...展开更多
文摘The late Warring States Period (475 B.C-221 B.C)Caliber diameter:18.2 cm Bronze with inlaid silver The surfaces of the utensil body and the lid are decorated with cloud patterns by using the inlaid gold or silver filaments and flakes. The decorative patterns are very slim and extremely exquisite.
文摘Gold and silver inlaying is a metal processing technique popular during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 B. C.) and the Warring States Period (475-221 B. C.). Patterns on the surface of the bronze figure are chiselled out and gold and silver threads (which can be as thin as hair) are inlaid. Finally the whole figure is filed and polished resulting in a splendid artistic work highlighting the different colours of the three different kinds of metal. The artifact shown here was unearthed from Ningxia'...