Shang ritual vessels themselves, with their richly stylized motifs--fanciful abstract reliefs of real and mythical animals incorporated into the design--are utterly unlike anything outside of east Asia.

the above mentioned statements talks about the creativity of an artist and to what extend they can utilize and experiment on the objects provided.   differing size and subjects are given so that an image of wisdom is created. displaying a transition from light to dark in something by darkening sections in order to create a shadow. and lastly, putting bits and pieces together to formulate a new image.

dc was afraid of these new companies because they may take their customers away due to them being more better or something else.