This article explores the connection between bronze ware and ancient Chinese beliefs about the soul, highlighting the use of bronze objects to guide, protect, and sustain the soul on its journey into the afterlife, and revealing the spiritual dimension of these material possessions.
This article explores the connection between bronze ware and ancient Chinese beliefs about immortality, highlighting how mirrors, vessels, and symbolic designs were used to ensure the well-being of the deceased, and to help with their passage to an eternal existence.
This article explores the symbolic use of bronze in ancient Chinese tombs, highlighting how the presence, quantity, and arrangement of bronze objects were used to express the deceased's social status, wealth, power, and their anticipated position in the afterlife.