You will be making a box in the style of the Bronze Vessels. You will be using texture plates, carving and adding clay to decorate your box. Animal, nature, and/or geometric forms must influence your designs. Your box must have a lid with a handle.

Think About: What will your box hold?

Chinese Bronze Vessels• Ting vessels of the Shang Dynasty were used

in various ceremonies, especially funerals• These vessels were designed o hold

something of value• The designs were based on animal and

geometric forms• Some designs show a symmetrical human

mask, Late Shang designers used zoomorphic motifs with quadruped reptiles, birds, and insects

Go to chicopee.wikispaces.com/Bronze Vessels

• Print out 2-3 Bronze Vessels that you like

• Sketch out the shape of your box on the sketch paper

• Include the designs you will be adding to it (take ideas from the print outs)

• Remember your box must have a lid and a handle

Think About: What will your box hold?