RECASTING THE PAST (METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART) (HB)

The Art of Chinese Bronzes, 1100-1900. Bronze vessels were the ultimate emblems of power in ancient China. Beginning in the twelfth century, the rediscovery of ancient bronzes as evidence of an earlier golden age led to a revival of bronze casting. This publication is the first comprehensive study of these later Chinese bronzes in archaic styles, which were commissioned by emperors and officials from the twelfth through the nineteenth centuries. Explore their cultural and political significance from the Song dynasty through the Qing dynasty.