The ritual vase representing an owl, here repro-duced, is a very rare example of bronze art inChou style, (1122-255 B. C.) and is of surprisingapplication and expression. The first Chinesecarvings of which we have specimens were bas-reliefs on slabs in hard stone forming the innerwalls of the…
Art · Decoration and ornament
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