A new study underscores the ubiquity of pleasant smells attached to commonly displayed objects, like sarcophagi and wrappings used in mummified remains.

Co-organized with Shanghai Museum, the exhibition features 200 works, including bronzes, paintings, ceramics, and jades, ...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s engaging “Recasting the Past” exhibition looks at the antiquarian spirit in China since the ...

A few presidents ago, I was quite upset about U.S. involvement in a war. I read in the local paper that the president had ...

"Bronzes were not just ritual vessels used in ancient times," Lu says. "During the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, they ...

The phrase “Chinese Bronze” is, for most, synonymous with the austere vessels used in ancient state rituals or ancestor worship from about 1500 B.C. through A.D. 200. “Recasting the Past ...

The museum devotes an exhibition to an often overlooked era of Chinese bronzes, emphasizing both the artistic and political stakes of producing these astonishing works.

The incense burners created by these families are also ... Many of these perfumes are used in special occasions and religious rituals. Handwoven prayer mats are another specialty.

This small Tujunga shop, open only on Sundays (1 to 5 p.m.), offers unique incense burners, bookbinding tools ... the relationship between incense and ritual. “Incense was a precursor to perfume ...

“Heavenly metal” was found in two bracelets, an ankle ring and a pin. Muzeum Częstochowskie Screengrab from Archeologia Żywa's Facebook post The summaries below were drafted with the help of ...