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Figure 6. The cross section of a leg from a broken bronze ding in the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C |
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Figure 7. Diagram showing the relationship between a ding (Erligang style) and the mold used to cast it |
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Figure 8a. Bronze jue from Erlitou (3rd stratum). H. 22.5 cm. Circa 16th century BCE |
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Figure 8b. Rubbing of the surface decoration of the bronze jue shown in Figure 8a |
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Figure 9. Bronze ding from Huangpi Panlongcheng, Hubei. H. 54 cm. Circa 15th century BCE |
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Figure 10. Clay pattern block from the Houma foundry site, Shanxi. Width 32.8 cm. Late 6th or early 5th century BCE |
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Figure 11a. Bronze hu with dragon interlace. H. 44.8 cm, greatest circumference 83.5 cm. First half of 5th century BCE |
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Figure 11b. Ornament in the main register of the bronze hu shown in Figure 11a |
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Figure 12. Bronze openwork ornament from Henan Sanmenxia. Diameter 7.5 cm. Circa 5th century BCE |
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Figure 13a. Baked clay model for an openwork ornament, unearthed at the Houma foundry site, Shanxi. Diameter of decorated area 7 cm. Circa 5th century BCE |