Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Chinese bronze statue have an extensive geographical distribution and superior quality

Western Zhou period, there are a lot of art, of which the most charming cow statue. 1967, Qishan County, Shaanxi Jia village unearthed a cow statue. Overall to be a bull-shaped. Cattle rounded, all feet thick, the head reach, eyes wide open, like the Ming roar, looks very vivid. In particular, one unique is the open back of the mouth, the mouth on the cover, lid and ring connected to the Department of Cattle. The bronze sculpture are extremely rich in species. Cast a cover up tiger, tiger four feet forward, back miniature, as if the prey. Thin fresh and ferocious tiger, cattle large and Hanshi, two contrast, is convulsed. Some restrictions on objects due to their own purposes, so can not be done Kit Kat, but a careful look, you can still appreciate a piece casting by ingenuity. After the liberation of unearthed Western Zhou bronze inscriptions is the longest wall plate, December 1976 Fufeng County, Shaanxi village white village unearthed.
Plate for the side lip, light belly, Fuer, ring foot. Shape and generous and steady. The body of the whole body shiny black, cast as the new general. Decorative ribbon around the crown of abdominal sub-vertical tail length Bird, circular foot, decorated with wide and flat burglary song pattern, decoration and design is precisely the shape of the wide extravagant adaptation, which gives a smooth stretch of beauty. Chinese bronze statue have an extensive geographical distribution and superior quality.  A total of 284 word inscriptions, cast in the tray at the end, a total of 18 lines. Make the trip anyway, neat tricks, structural balance, slightly simplified shape in alphabetical scattered, even more lively. Stroke round, started to write all hidden front close pen, giving the channel fresh and beautiful art to enjoy.
The historical value mainly by bronze inscriptions to reflect. We know that the Shang and Zhou dynasties ago has been very far away, due to historical changes, the literature of that era left few, only the "Book", "Book of Songs" and "Spring" three times and general books. chinese bronze in Shang and Zhou are all produced exquisitely, and shaped extraordinarily with free pattern. This is only a number of books, make private copies through the ages, has not been the face, so based on this information in order to have more real history of ancient knowledge is very difficult. The bronze inscriptions, especially a long length of the inscription, was a reflection of real life people, without later changes and keep the true face of the time, which has a very high research value. As Guo in the "big two Zhoujin Wen speech Philological Department of the catalog," the preface says: "Every person said that the full credit" Book "one, however, its historical value is worse than useless." Following several aspects from to illustrate.
The history of both counterfeit bronze so long, especially since the pseudo-modern high-volume device manufacturing, the problem will be bronze forgeries which has become a bronze in the Republic of the study an important component. 1936, Mr. Xu Zhongshu for "On the identification of ancient bronzes," the text ("Archaeological Society Journal," the fourth, 1936), which made the beginning of the first sentence. There are too numerous china bronze to mention one by one. If the ancient bronzes should look at as a science, So, as we first things on the authenticity of the identification of a non-too. Shang and Zhou sculpture in bronze beautiful and diverse forms, dazzling decorations, not only for the study of ancient art history and the plastic arts to provide a wealth of information, and is now the Art Deco good reference material.

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