The late period of Shang Dynasty(16th Century B.C.-11th Century B.C.)Height:48.5cmBronze covered with goldPreserved in Sanxingdui Museum,Guanghan city,Sichuan provinceThe traditional gilding process was that the specially mixed raw lacquer was painted on the ware surface;just before the paint was dried,gold foil with paper backing was overlaid on the paint with a bamboo clamp;then,the paper backing was gently brushed on its surface with a soft brush and kneaded with silk flosses,until the gold foil was adhered firmly to the ware surface;after removing the paper backing,a layer ofprotective varnish lacquer 48.5cmBronze covered with goldPreserved in Sanxingdui Museum, Guanghan city, Sichuan provinceThe traditional gilding process was that that specially mixed raw lacquer was painted on the ware surface; just before the paint was dried, gold foil with paper backing was overlaid on the paint with a bamboo clamp; then, the paper backing was gently brushed on its surface with a soft brush and kneaded with silk flosses, until the gold foil was mounted firmly to the after removing the paper backing, a layer ofprotective varnish lacquer