Bronze is still produced in the Qin and Han dynasties

Development to the Qin dynasty bronzes after the position becomes important not Shang and Zhou dynasties, it has some of the features are relatively less down, because after the widespread use of iron, iron tools and weapons gradually replaced bronze tools and weapons. And by the continued decline of the dry ritual and the development of lacquer ware and porcelain, bronzes have gradually been lacquer ware, porcelain replaced. It is one of the characteristics of Chinese bronze sculpture. However, bronze is still produced in the Qin and Han dynasties, but it has already started to completely change up the daily life of Appliances.

Objects characterized by a lightweight, compact, practical, some of the objects has been very beautiful and delicate, but there are a number of bronze is a plain thick tires. Container class Ding, Ge, respect, pots, etc., there are musical instruments like cymbals, bells, wood device of drums, bells, etc., as well as weapons, traveling, etc., where the container is the largest group. Chinese bronze statue have an extensive geographical distribution and superior quality. Unearthed, because it big and heavy, sometimes not moving, the Japanese invaders repeatedly exaction, as against looting, people put it into the ground until after the war, was brought to light, now in the Museum of Chinese History collection.

Main types of copper tripod, kettle, washing, bronze mirrors, hook, seals, symbols section, money, fighting, iron, Boshan furnace, lights and so on. At this point the pot is called a circular bell-shaped pot is called Wan Fang. chinese bronze sculpture are mainly unearthed in the region of Central Plains. Content of the inscriptions are simple devices, the main objects of the Annals, capacity, weight, location, name, and cast bronze workshop and copper bronze mirror above the wash of the tongue and other languages. Bronze and Animal Mask. In 1939, in Anyang County, Henan Province, discovered a large bronze tripod, it is the Si Mu Wu Ding generous.

Si Mu Wu Ding generous rectangular mouth Length 110 cm, width 78 cm, wall thickness of 6 cm, 133 cm high with ears, weighing 875 kg. At the time needed seventy-eight ten craftsmen simultaneously to cast, use more than one thousand kilograms of metal raw materials. It is not only bronzes unearthed in China is currently the largest one, but also a rare quality in the world bronze. The distribution of china bronze sculpture extends far beyond the Central Plains, namely northeast, northwest, Sichuan. Although a large tripod-shaped generous weight, but the production process is very delicate. Ding Lei pattern for the body of land surrounded by reliefs carved Long and taotie kind, this animal patterns, is highly artistic carved out of the exaggerated deformation. Patterns set off a kind of grim, mysterious, majestic atmosphere.

Si Mu Wu Ding in the casting process and artistic level, represents the Shang Dynasty bronze casting technology, the highest achievement. Tibet and the Fishery Island of East Sea are all found to have bronze sculpture unearthed. Archaeologists believe that, this tripod is the Shang sacrifices his mother and for the system, so generous named Si Mu Wu Ding. Ding is cooking food in a primitive society of cooking, was fired with clay. With the emergence and development of metallurgy in the late Shang Dynasty 3000 years ago made of cast bronze tripod use, but, when the tripod has become a ritual, a symbol of power and wealth. Shang and Zhou bronzes has developed a unique style series.