Gilt bronze plaque with animals in a landscape
- Medium
- Gilt bronze inlaid with jade, turquoise, carnelian, and silver
- Genre
- Jewelry and ornament
Styles
Tags
inlay (process)Chinese ArtanimalssculptureArtbronzelandscapesgilding
About
The combination of thick gilding and colorful semi-precious stone inlays is characteristic of Han decoration. The subject matter--animals among mountain peaks--alludes to the ideal landscape of the immortals, where man and beast roam free and in harmony with nature. The function of this ornament is unclear, but it may have served as a decorative inset in a much larger piece of furnishing.