The bronze statue of the Late Western Zhou
Shaanxi Provincial History Museum collections in the Western Zhou bronzes, the largest number of late Western Zhou bronzes, the most complete varieties. Bronze water traps in the Ge, pots, tableware containing the plate, basket used in state worship, beans and cooking Gui in the number of devices are very rich, but the total type and style than the mid-term and there are no major changes in shape is basically the Western Zhou Dynasty medium-term continuation of bronze. We will present a specific introduction in accordance with characters of the bronze sculpture as references in the following. The late Western Zhou bronze decoration patterns of the more simple than in the medium, become stereotyped and stylized shapes, and more practical. From this we can infer, from the late Western Zhou bronzes dedicated device products from the nobility turned to lower a level of civilian control products.
Represent the collection of the late Western Zhou bronze bronze style has its plate, and more friends Ding, oak clock, week beans, the parent basket used in state worship and so on. Unearthed in the village it Fufeng County Qijia plate, the late Western Zhou bronze in the boutique. Flat plate along the high-Fuer, abdomen and face decorated with heavy ear ringed, circular foot, decorated with diagonal pattern Kui, circles under four feet, cut off the feet for the punishment of the men received image. Ding, originated in the Shang Dynasty, was not only a bronze statue for cooking and storing meat. The well-made dish, it should be a major festival in the worship of ancestors or gods’ containing eating utensils.
It is a sacrificial bronze statue for worshiping Gods and ancestors. Oak collection is the late Western Zhou Dynasty bronze bell in a big bright spot, often caused by tourists who stop to watch, although the oak-minute single and mid-Western Zhou Yong bell in shape and there is no big change, but this set of eight oak clock, Western Zhou Dynasty ever found a large number of bells, musical instruments for the study of Western Zhou period, music theory and the festival has a very important historical value. (Note: The bronze bell and chime clock dtex two, separate hanging called “special bell”, the size of phase sequence arrangement called “bells.” A group of three early Western Zhou bells, later developed into a dozen pieces.)
Most representative of the style of the late Western Zhou bronze casting in the shape of a multi-Friends of the Western Zhou Li Wang Ding period (Figure E). Friends of tripod shape Junwei more, the late Western Zhou bronze foundry industry representatives, the tripod high 51.5 cm, abdominal diameter 50 cm, weight 37 kg, the abdomen is decorated with two convex Xianwen, data recorded at the end of this tripod unearthed with intra-abdominal. The chinese bronze sculpture are often used by the ancient nobilities and high officials. There are 0.2 cm thick gray ink, abdominal wall with inscriptions cast 22 lines, 278 words, recorded during the counter-Li Wang Xian still violated a war, is a collection of bronze inscriptions in most.
The most straightforward narrative tripod. Kevin Ding of the ancient literature inscriptions are important for the study of the history of the Huns and was the political, economic, cultural, military and ethnic relations has important scientific value. In addition, the structure of this inscription concise, beautiful writing, calligraphy is the art of Chinese Qin Dynasty important chapter. In the ancient books and records described the system of china bronze sculpture. In general, our ancestors in the Western Zhou Dynasty bronze art to create height and depth of his contemporaries can not be compared to other nations, and my ancestors with skill and flexibility of thinking not only created out of bronze good of our nation’s heritage is the common heritage of mankind.
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