Jincun

A village near Luoyang, China, where rich tombs yielded 5th-2nd century BC carved jades and inlaid bronze ritual vessels, many of which are now in Western collections. The name Jincun is often applied to a style of Eastern Chou bronze decor, also called the inlay style, characterized by inlays of gold, silver, malachite, turquoise, jade, and glass.

[Chin-ts’un]. village near Luoyang in Henan province, China, where rich tombs robbed around 1930 yielded 5th-2nd century bc carved jades and inlaid bronze ritual vessels, many of which are now in Western collections. Excavations in the Luoyang area since 1930 have unearthed little that is comparable in style or quality to the objects said to come from the Jincun tombs. The name Jincun is often applied to a style of Eastern Zhou bronze décor, also called the inlay style, characterized by inlays of gold, silver, malachite, turquoise, jade and glass.