The Shape and Decorations of Chinese bronze sculpture
This era, almost every one embodiment of the Bronze when people are imaginative and creative, they not only become great works of art, but also a study of Xia, Shang and Zhou valuable materials of history can not be ignored. In the study of Shang and Zhou bronze decoration, Animal Mask with bronze in the most eye-catching, but also left us the most profound impression of a decorative pattern. Each time a king or emperor went out for a battle, he would often take a bronze sculpture with him. In this paper, Xia and Shang period, bronze in the Animal Mask generation, evolution and other issues to explore the characteristics of this era – a short ferocious, the eternal mystery.
Animal Mask mysterious bronze and bronze in the taotie. As mentioned above, in the rich decorative patterns in bronze, bronze in the Animal Mask left us a most profound impression. However, in our concept, “bronze in the Animal Mask” and “bronze in the taotie” are often confused. In some of the more authoritative books also have such a situation, such as the Erlitou unearthed bronze decorative ornamentation on the large album Chinese ancient art, the editor said it was bronze in the taotie, and “Encyclopedia of China” in has indicated that it is bronze in Animal Mask. Those animal designs (especially beast-faced designs) on the sculpture in bronze in Shang and Zhou dynasties are statues of nature gods at the time. Close study of literature and archaeological data, we found that “in the Bronze Animal Mask” and “bronze in the taotie” refers to these two names in the end what is it? They refer to is not the same thing then? This is so far inconclusive.
Song Lu Da-lin “archaeological map” said, “Festival Ding, Wen as dragon, in Animal mask, covered in bronze, as gluttonous.” Lu Da-lin bronze tripod used for worship, the observed patterns in addition to its installed dragon, tiger, there’s Animal Mask-like bronze. What is Animal mask it? “Cover, as gluttonous in bronze.” Thus, the “Animal Face,” “bronze in the gluttonous” is the concept of two different connotations. The decoration of them on bronze statue is to bless nobles and plebeians in safety, and make the whole society in harmony. “Bronze in the gluttonous” is the kind of people think of ancient animal gods. “Lu, “Zhou Ding a bronze in the gluttonous, there is no body first, people did not swallow food, and self-harm to a statement reported more people.” Shang and Zhou bronzes “bronzes taotie,” saying, Song can be said that scholars use literature and in-kind stone method of combining the results of the study of ancient bronzes.
Scholars in the bronze,china bronze was shocked to see an Animal mask, so they combined study literature to name this “No body has the first” man-eating monsters and greedy patterns, and in accordance with “Zuo Zhuan” depicted The “bronze in the gluttonous” character, “like in the diet, take in the goods bribery, invasion desire extravagant worship, not profit tired, amassed the plot really, I do not know very discipline, regardless of widows and orphans, no shirt be short of, the world’s people, to than three fierce “to explain the use of such patterns on the bronze Shang and Zhou dynasties main intention is:” Like the bronze to quit their gluttonous greed. ” This kind of “gluttonous bronze in the” Animal Face explain the meaning, it can be said has been in use down, and the majority of scholars agree that further play.
But there are also some modern scholars through this in-depth study of ornamentation, many deny that the “bronze in the taotie” scientific naming, and use the “bronze in the Animal Mask” instead. Especially Mr. Ma Chengyuan in the “Summary of the Shang and Zhou bronze decoration,” a text is determined to abandon the “bronze in the taotie” instead of “bronze in the Animal Mask” instead. Yang Hung scholars that called for the Animal Face “bronze in the gluttonous” is not very appropriate. As two of the Zhou’s royal feudal lords, the history of Qin and Chu has a lot in common in the aspect of chinese bronze sculpture.
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