Comparison Of Implements Workmanship In The Perspective Of Central Plains Culture And Chu Culture In Zhou China

For culture study, the regional culture study in recent years has been a hot issue, the comparative study in regional culture, however, is actually little concerned. In the aspect of local history of science and technology, research achivements for implements workmanship in specific areas are fruitful, but comparative research for different regions almost has been ignored. Thus, in the aspect of workmanship comparison, researches for connotation of regional culture are truely rare. In the perspective of region culture comparison, this dissertation takes Zhou China, the source of formation of regional culture period, as our research object to make a comparative study for the implements workmanship to expand and deepen researches in the local history of science and technology.This dissertation consists of contents as follows:introduction part, namely, the main body from chapter one to chapter four, conclusion, references and postscript.Introduction Part:Making a clear definition for time, space and other important concepts used in this dissertation, and we analyze and explain the research scope, its significance and relevant values. What is more, we have reviewed and evaluated current researches on this topic at home and abroad. "Dual assessment", interdisciplinary research method, comparative research method and research method of the unity of logic and history are the four main approaches used in this dissertation. The innovation in this dissertation is to pursue three break-throughs:Firstly, taking culture into researches concerning implements workmanship; Secondly, making comparative researches for implements workmanship in different regions in the field of local history of science and technology as a pioneer; Thirdly, by our researches, thoroughly breaking the view of the Central Plains Centrism to establish two-way coupling theory for chinese civilization source.Chapter One:Comparing the features for Central Plains Culture and Chu Culture in Zhou China. To begin with, the whole characteristics of Central Plains Cultures and Chu Culture are compared on the macroscopic horizon with the following three periods:Western Zhou Dynasty, Spring and Autumn Period, and Warring States. Then, varieties of features in Chu Culture and Central Plains Culture are combed and compared from the two aspects as follows:the natural view (relationship between heaven and humans, and ideas of ghosts and celestials), and the mode of thinking (epistemology and logic method). And we get meaningful contrast and conclusions in the three aspects. We aim to serve this chapter as a guideline for the following comparisons of the three typical crafts followed.Chapter Two:Comparison of bronze ware crafts. Based on the summaries of development of the bronze ware in Zhou China, we mainly make comparison in the three aspects as follows:the technology of bronze smelting, casting technique (pottery-modeled, stone-modeled, copper modeled crafts, wax losing crafts, casting and welding technique and the line inscripting), and bronze ware ornament technique (mosaic technique, gilding technique, surface-alloyed technology, lines carving technique and painting technique).Chapter Three:Comparison of the lacquerwork crafts. In this chapter, based on the summaries towards the development of lacquerwork crafts in Zhou China, we make comparison in the five aspects followed:the lacquer body making crafts (wood body technology, bamboo body technology, css folder technology), the lacquer shape crafts (gu, boat paint, flat pots, lacquer box, lacquer beans, paint cups, tiger seat and birds frame drum, beasts for securing tomb, paint deer), lacquer decoration crafts (inlay technology, gold and silver inlay technology, button technology, rounded sculpture technology), lacquer ware decoration technology, and lacquer painting process.Chapter Four:Comparison of the jade workmanship. In this chapter, based on summaries towards the development of jade workmanship in Zhou China, we make comparison in the five aspects as follows:jade materials, jade carving techniques (double lines sculpting, mosaic technology, piercing technology, huo huan technology), jade carving tools (jade loosened tool, grinding tools, polishing tool), shape crafts (ritual, decorators, jade burial), and decoration crafts (animal pattern, plant profile, geometric pattern).Conclusion:Combining the comparison of the three typical craftworks with scientific and technical literature, we summarize the characteristics of the two sorts of crafts thoughts in the Central Plains Culture and Chu Culture systems:in the aspect of technology values, we form the contrast as follows the comparison between the idea that technology is used to benefit the world and the thought that technology should imitate the nature; Also, there is contrast between instrumental rationality and "to absorb the external into the internal". As for the aspect of crafts producing process, there is the contrast of simplicity and complexity, realism and romance. What is more, in the aspect of crafts designing, there is the contrast followed:the contrast between "simplicity and elegance in harmony" and "great talents taking time to mature"; the contrast between "materialism and godism" and "beyond mind and matter". Furthermore, we have made analysis and summarization for the communication and fusion of the two sorts of crafts thoughts.