Rich families in Shang China ... bronze vessels. This fabulous vessel was for wine; it has owls on three sides. Images of wild animals predominate in Shang art, in contrast with the art of the ...
China National Silk Museum and ... the cultural significance of silk in the early Bronze Age and the technological innovations of the ancient Shu civilization in a region still known for mulberry ...
The Minneapolis Institute of Art, or MIA, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, brought a collection of ancient Chinese bronzes ...
The people of Bronze Age China believed in the hierarchy of ... “The Minneapolis Institute of Art’s collection of ancient Chinese bronzes is considered one of the finest in the United States.