Sheep Lamp
Sheep Lamp is an ancient bronze at Warring States Period which unearthed from Hanzhong in Shanxi Province. Its shape like a lying sheep, and it craned its neck to look at remote place serenely.
Sheep Lamp
The Sheep Lanp use silver-inlaid stripes on its body, the stripes looks like clouds. You might notice the fine craftsmanship, it reflects the the level of gold and silver inlaid handicraft at...
Gilt Bronze Human-Shaped Lamp
Gilt Bronze Human-Shaped Lamp unearthed from the Tomb of Zhongshan Prince Jingwang in 1968, the tome is in Hebei Mancheng County.It is the earliest of existing lamp in China which is collected in Hebei Museum now.Advanced technology, structure in reason, Gilt Bronze Human-Shaped Lamp combines practical and aesthetic. And it’ is the art treasure in Han Dynasty’s practical crafts.
Gilt Bronze...
Origin of the lantern
The origin of the Chinese lantern there don’t have a definite answer. Lantern is a kind of ancient lamps. Written records show that the use of lanterns dates back to the 8th century, Chinese Tang Dynasty. After that time the lanterns are wildly used in Chinese Qin and Han Dynasty. The paper Lantern may start from Eastern Han Dynasty when paper is invented. The custom of watching Lantern in the...
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