A Study Of Bronze Jian In The Eastern Zhou Period

As an important bronze ritual instrument,the bronze Jian began in the middle of the Spring and Autumn period,flourished in the late Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period,and was used until the Western Han period.It is an integral part of the bronze ritual vessel assemblage,and the study of bronze Jian is of great significance to the study of the ritual and music system of the Eastern Zhou period and the social life of the people at that time.The study of bronze Jian in this paper mainly includes:Chapter 1: Introduction.Combing the history and status of present-day research on bronze identification,identifying problems and clarifying the purpose,content and significance of the study.Chapter 2: Bronze identification names and functions.Through the analysis of a considerable number of self-named bronze specimens,it is concluded that the naming of bronze specimens basically follows the principle of the name from the original name.In addition,some of the self-named wares that do not match their names are the same in form as the standard bronze wares,but they appear in their own names as "Yu,Gao,and Yi".Some of them are of the same shape as the standard bronze Jian,but have the name "Jian" in their own name.For example,the Caihou Shen Jian,whose basic form is that of a Jian,calls itself a washbasin,or the Dayou Gao,whose form is similar to that of a Jian,calls itself Gao.Another example is the Changbo Pan,which is similar in shape to the bronze Pan prevalent from the late Western Zhou Dynasty to the early and mid Spring and Autumn Period,but named itself "Jian".The article analyzes the above phenomena and concludes that they are all self-name substitution phenomena,which originate from the confusion of self-names or self-names of similar utilities.The author believes that this kind of ware needs to be analyzed according to the specific situation of the shape of the ware.Different shape system is classified according to its shape.In function,according to the literature and excavation location analysis,the bronze Jian belongs to the water,there are a variety of functions,this point from the excavation location analysis can also be confirmed.The statistics of the number of vessels in the vicinity of the excavated location show that it was often placed in close proximity to food vessels such as Ding,Dou,water vessels such as Pan and Yi,and wine vessels such as Hu.Therefore,this proximity with the placement may also have a certain intention.This may be related to its multiple functions.For example,ritual vessels,washing,placing food in the middle,to keep out the warm air.Chapter 3:Typological analysis.Firstly,according to the regularity of the distribution area of the excavated bronze Jian,the Eastern Zhou bronze Jian are divided into three regions,namely the Central Plains culture region,the Chu culture region,and the Wu-Yue culture region,and the form of the bronze Jian in each region is analyzed.Then,the bronze is divided into three regions,namely the Central Plains culture area,the Chu culture area and the Wu-Yue culture area.Chapter 4:Ornamental analysis.The first section analyzes the types of decorative ornaments,decorative positions,and structural characteristics of ornaments on bronze warrants.In the second section,the evolution pattern and regional characteristics of the decorative ornaments on the bronze Jian are analyzed in conjunction with the results of typological staging and interrogation.Chapter 5: Analysis of the combination of excavated artifacts in tombs.Through the study of the scale of the burial and the combination of artifacts in the excavated bronze jian,the population and the hierarchical identity of the tomb owner who was buried with the bronze jian are analyzed.