Here's Dame Jessica Rawson, renowned expert on Chinese bronze: "The first dynasties of China, the Shang and the Zhou, made large numbers of fine bronze containers for food, for alcohol ...

Bronzes are arguably the pinnacle of ancient Chinese art. Bronze items from the Shang (c.1600–1046 BC) and Zhou (1046–256 BC) dynasties were important ritual objects and symbols of power and were made ...

Chinese Zhou ritual vessel (made around 1050 BC). Bronze gui, found in western China. How often do you dine with the dead? It may seem a strange question, but if you're Chinese it may not be quite ...