A/HI 271 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Chinese Art, Stuart Collection, An Gyeon
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Korea exam study guide: finials with jingles, bronze, h approx. Age, c. 500-37 bce: perhaps for ritual purpose. They were placed on top of poles and could be shook to produce a jingle or bell sound: this design was incised on the exterior, i. e. , carved in. We do not know how it was cast but it is unlikely that it was piece-mold. It is likely that they used the lost-wax method: the shapes featured on the finials have some permanence in korean design. Scholars who have done a lot of research on these believe that the curled design are bear claws/design or fetuses. The overall shape itself seems to have connections to the northwestern region. This design does not exist in china: crown, gold and jade, h approx. Kingdom, 37 bce-668 ce: made of gold and jade. The gold was pounded and because it is so thin, there are plastic stands used to hold it up and preserve it.
