The crest coils down the wings really is seldom seen among the phoenix styles on the bronze sculpture

It to the nose as the center line, on both sides for the symmetrical arrangement, the first is the top corner, corner under the eyes, the image of more specific Animal Mask in the head still on the brow, the purpose of both sides and some have ears Most animal surface pattern with varicose claws, both sides have started around the end of the body or animals and they can be roughly divided into four categories: The overall decorations of the chinese bronze sculpture are rich and well arranged. independent taotie (only independent Animal mask pattern, no claws and body), Qi Mei taotie (animal surface on both sides with a trunk, tail differences), Siamese Animal Mask (Animal mask connected on both sides of the trunk, rear winch instead of differences), decomposition Animal Mask (no Shoumian profile, angle, eyebrows, eyes, ear, nose, mouth and other organs of the same location and independent Animal Mask).

Although the composition of taotie put together, but it does not mean that it is arbitrary patchwork. The patterns of china bronze sculpture are vivid, lively and lovely. Shang people did not like the concept of a gluttonous, but they are in real life, all kinds of animals (which is a large animal) found its proper nature, so gluttonous in shaping the image, they will integrate the sheep (cattle ) angle (on behalf of distinguished), the acknowledged leaders (good identified), snake (mystery), eagle (chivalrous), Toba (good fly), etc.

This is the reality of the Shang people trying to expand the limited capacity of the pursuit of ideals and infinite a state of mind performance. On the neck of the bronze sculpture are two young phoenixes with bending feathers and crests back to back. Ning Li has a mysterious monster that people familiar with the animal’s organs, which allows people to quickly experience how to respond to the emotional taotie harbor. The myth of the origins of the rich flavor and appearance of the exaggerated, making the taotie hideous, mysterious and majestic, daunting.

The general outline has been fixed taotie, facial organs are in shape, sometimes for the sake of a unique design, there are some facial differences. The relief made up of animal heads and raised nails form a two-sides-continual bands circling around the bronze sculpture. If for leafy ears, and some cloud-like ears; some eyebrows on the head. Some are not. Overall, however, these are just subtle changes, the visual impact of the little people, not apparent uniqueness. External expansion space large goblet angle, then became an important symbol of publicity Shoumian personality.

Casting by gradually be enlarged to the point of striking and startling, and pains in the shape design, taotie horns become the main features of a claw-like. On the belly of china bronze sculpture are two pairs of large-sized phoenix motif turning heads to each other. Horn-like, cloud-like, T-shaped, rectangular, Kui isometric shape, within the volume two-way, angle-side outside the volume, isometric angle-side up, and some thick, some slender, can be described as strange things.

Taotie is undoubtedly the most important features of its head. No matter what changes, and ultimately, almost all of which taotie of sparkle, not anger from the prestige of the giant head. It stared with the outside world, shocked the people, but also to attract people’s attention. The crest coils down the wings really is seldom seen among the phoenix styles on the bronze sculpture. Taotie much as the theme pattern in bronze in the abdomen, a small amount in the foot. Wide space to display enough room for it, give it eye-catching position is more dominant and sense of dignity. Dragon is also characterized by a variety of animals, a combination of fantasy animal decoration, it is equally strange mystery, full of majesty and power, but no terrorist taotie of Ning Li, and gradually from a variety of totem decoration emerged as the Chinese national symbol.