Eternal Offerings: Chinese Ritual Bronzes

Bronze vessels held great ritual significance in ancient China. Used to make offerings to heavenly and ancestral spirits, these exquisite objects were also symbols of power. 

Mia’s Chinese art curator Liu Yang and world-renowned art director and film designer Tim Yip (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) have created an experiential exhibition that engages the senses. 

Featuring some 150 Chinese bronze objects from Mia’s collection, “Eternal Offerings” offers an immersive experience designed to evoke the mystery of heavenly and ancestral worship. Each gallery will embody a facet of the rituals enacted to honor the divinities, from the solemnity of the temple, to the intoxication of lavish banquets.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website

Image:  China, Zun wine vessel in the shape of an owl, 13th–12th century bce, bronze, Bequest of Alfred F. Pillsbury 50.46.116