Section bronze inscriptions of the format

Warring States period, the decline of slave society, the ritual began to collapse, the rise of the feudal landlord class, people's ideology has undergone great changes. After the mid-Warring States, the purpose of finally etched to "objects Le workers were to test their sincerity," the role of go up. During this period the bronze masterpiece bronze inscriptions in little long, the history of the nature of the book is even more rare bronze inscriptions. The golden age is the Chinese Age of the bronze sculpture and consists of Xia, Shang, Western Zhou, Spring and Autumn period. Bronze inscriptions of the format, content, method of casting that moment, the art of calligraphy, etc. are great changes. As the text increasingly widespread and easy to carry the application needs, engraved bronze inscriptions on bronzes also eventually prevailing booklet was replaced by silk book.

Section bronze inscriptions of the format. According to archaeological data indicate that the bronze in the Shang dynasty bronze inscriptions first appeared early, after a thousand years after the development and changes at different times, different regions, formed their own style and pattern. bronze statue of this period are mainly sacrificial and musical instruments, weapons and miscellaneous. Business of the mid-and late bronze inscriptions generally monotonous and fixed format; the early Western Zhou bronze inscriptions there is no uniform standard format; in the late Western Zhou Dynasty, stylized bronze inscriptions became one of the characteristics of the layout; to the Warring States period bronze inscriptions have some-body relatively free account. The format of the bronze bronze inscriptions summed up in about 12 species, respectively, are described below:

Inscriptions on bronze casting bronze emblem is the original format, and its main role is as a marker. Emblem is divided into complex and simple forms. Simple device only for those who have portrayed the family emblem, or records for the device's family name, Guan Ming, personal name, such as "good woman", common in the Shang Dynasty, weekly found diminished; complex type in the Shang Dynasty late, mainly popular in the early Western Zhou Dynasty and the Spring and Autumn. Among them, musical bronze sculpture were primarily for offering sacrifices to the ancestors and gods. Fan-type devices both for those in the title, there are narrative language to indicate device name, use, storage location, etc.

"Bo Zuoding", "officials from making pot" and the "Journey for Gui", "Emperor chamber Yu, "etc., and some have left for future generations pass hoping auspicious phrases such as" Uncle for Shilv Song Guo, the years always treasure, "and so on. There is also saved as a fan-type device by title, such as "for the trip Ding," "made with Bao Gui" and so on. Festival speech refers to the record format of worship, but also simplified the points. Most of the chinese bronze sculpture were used in other ceremonial activities. Simple mind is offering the name of the object, such as the "Father A", "Mother E", "ancestors had" so popular in the late Shang Dynasty to the beginning of the week, fan-style popular in the early Western Zhou Dynasty to the mid-Western Zhou Dynasty.

Some are more complex than type records, such as worship by tribal name, personal name, Guan Ming, names and other ritual objects and devices. Ritual china bronze sculpture were employed in the unnecessary and overelaborate formalities. Those who have family or clan names such as "Ge have parent" (Ding-Ming), there were those, such as private child Shending Ming "parent has sub-application", Wei Gui-ming, "Wei Yi Po respect for Father G", there are those, such as small Guan Ming Chen Ming-pot "for a parent B Xiao Chen Bao Yi." For control by the private name, family name, device name, and who is offering the specific objects such as Ming-Ling jar: "Ling Bao jar for a parent B day. Single."