The bronze decorations of Zhou Dynasty bronze can be divided into four categories

Example, in 1976 unearthed in Shaanxi Pro hit the Western Zhou inscriptions, "said Lee Gui, account for the devices have not been in the King Wu victory reward the hero of the reward by King Wu, and system Lee Gui mind its Sheng commemorate their ancestors, but also as a way to express their respect and honor. The bronze was used for preparing or holding offerings of food and wine in sacrificial ceremonies. Also, as the early Western Zhou Yi Hou vector usurp "the end of the inscriptions more than 120 words, the account of King Zhou books ordered vector by Yuhou changed closure is appropriate Hou, and given color, flat, bow and arrow, Tsuchida, mountains and slaves; the Western Zhou Dynasty the medium term, "Ode to pot", covered on the Ming.
the clever two word account of the Ode by the book of life "lawsuit into weeks of storage 20, monitoring of new storage, Palace Royal, and accept the reward of the Zhou king. Meng Ding "is an important witness the Silla era continue to massive volumes command packet artifacts, inscriptions Kang twenty-three years, weeks Wang in Zongzhou, canonized by Sun Yu of South public to succeed Bo Rong post this grand occasion. But different artifacts inscriptions said before, that the inscription begins to inculcate on the glenoid length account of Kang Appointment reward, which also specifically mentioned the festival wine of kings, alcoholism instrument, Shang funeral The country looks as much as it is a "wine-ho".bronze was therefore necessary.
These inscriptions, is what we call "bronze inscriptions," Zhong Dingwen ", that is pre - Qin text, are the Seal system. Bronze casting industry developed, the improvement of metallurgical processes, and promote the development of bronze inscriptions, many of the "heavy, Ruby" inscription, has become the template of today learning Dazhuan calligraphy. And I think that the bronze decorations of Zhou Dynasty bronze can be divided into four categories. King Wu to overthrow the provider to win the title, the Duke of Zhou ruled, in order to cope with a variety of complex political environment, a Series of political reforms, ritual music. This is compared to the Shang everything will ask the spirits, the rulers of the Zhou dynasty more
Emphasis on social reality of human relations etiquette, pay more attention to the master of the people. Bronze inscriptions has been able to in the Western Zhou Dynasty. Sheng, with bronze inscriptions have unique aesthetic features are not unrelated. We are going to discuss the Animal Mask and deformation pattern of bronze. It is because of the cultural characteristics of this era and art inherent, not cut off the blood relationship, allows us to study the art of each era can not be divorced from the cultural spirit of this era, the aesthetic features of talk. If from the depths of this blood ties, it would only make our understanding of art is limited to superficial coat, must not come into contact with the inherent nature of art.