One of the world’s greatest collections of ancient Chinese bronzes outside of China is on view for the first time in NYC at China Institute Gallery.

NEW YORK, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Over 70 Chinese ritual bronzes from 12th century BC in the Shang dynasty to 1st-2nd century AD ...

Bronze vessels were emblems of power and ritual in ancient China, and from the 1100s-1900s, the art form was revisited by ...

"While bronze as an art form has long held a significant role throughout China's history, this exhibition explores an ...

Rich families in Shang China would hold banquets ... in contrast with the art of the ancient Middle East, where agriculture and people are more common. Bronze - Late Shang dynasty, about 1100 ...

Thousands of years ago, Chinese musicians worked with foundry technicians to cast matched sets of bronze bells of different sizes to ... bells in the collections of the National Museum of Asian Art.

Kin Sum (Sammy) Li is associate professor of history at Hong Kong Baptist University.

Objects on the exhibition are complimentary with Chinese bronzes collected by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and "I hope visitors could get to know Chinese bronze culture ...

"While bronze as an art form has long held a significant role throughout China's history, this exhibition explores an often-overlooked time period when a resurgence of craftsmanship and artistic ...