Bronze
The Bronze Age of China started in the late Xia dynasty (c. early 17th century B.C.E.), lasting about 1,500 years through several dynasties from Shang to Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou. Even after the subsequent emergence of iron in Qin and Han dynasties, bronzes continued to be in use.
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painting
“Art transcends differences of ethnicity, nationality, religion and custom; it forges a spiritual bond among people.”
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ceramic
Ceramics is a sign of civilization. What is attractive about ceramics is that it echoes and records the long course of history, the network development of kilns also reflecting the phenomenon of cross-cultural interactions that took place over time.
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sculptures
Besides the religious content of Buddhist sculptures, these objects also possess their independent artistic merit. Northern Wei sculptures tend to be modest and simple. T’ang sculptures are often rotund and lively. Starting from the Sung era, sculptures became more closely associated with ordinary people.
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