A Study On The Aesthetics Of Warrior States Zhongshan Bronzeware Inscriptions

In 1977, Zhongshan Bronze unearthed in Pingshan County Zhongshan royal tomb in Hebei Province, it attracted many people's concerning for its articles long and clearly historical records. Regrettably, research on Zhongshan bronze inscriptions' calligraphy beauty rarely comes out. This article made Zhongshan Bronze as the main object of study, in order to study its text styles and calligraphy beauty. Warrior States Zhongshan bronze inscriptions are an important part of Warrior States period text, on one hand it reflects the common that Ornamented Characteristics of Warring States text and in the late Warring States text's simplified trends, on the other hand show the unique decorative beauty that under the combined effect of the multi-cultural. Among this, the Zhongshan Bronze inscriptions, with a Ornamented characteristic, dignified and slender beauty, from stroke to text structure, from structure to font style, even the text itself shows its unique style and independent aesthetic value. The large number of "WULEGONGMING" inscriptions, free and loose, showing concise style, reflecting after the popularity of text in folks, its "QUJIJIUJIAN" characteristics. The art style of Warrior States Zhongshan bronze inscriptions not only has a calligraphy value, but also shows us the aesthetic ideology of Zhongshan people in late Warring States.Introduction briefly discusses the collation of Warring States Zhongshan text, and the value and purpose of doing this study. This article made study on Zhongshan Bronze inscriptions. Zhongshan Bronze(short for Zhongshan King Cuo's Ding, Zhongshan King Cuo's pot, QieCi's pot) is the main study object. First, this part is finding and soring about study objects, mainly is the text data from Zhongshan Royal Tomb and Zhongshan Lingshou City Relics, provides a historical data for the study on Warrior States Zhongshan text's diversity. Second, it's study status, mainly is the domestic and foreign study status about Warrior States Zhongshan text and the major problems existing in present study, as an example of the innovative value of Warrior States Zhongshan bronze inscriptions aesthetic study. Third, the discussion about study value proves the reason why this article make Zhongshan bronze inscriptions beauty as the central to thematic study, that is use Zhongshan bronze inscriptions to look for calligraphy development factors.The first chapter analyses the background of Warrior States bronze inscriptions' formation. First it analyses the dignity bronze body of the Warring States bronze inscriptions from the north and south, long inscriptions, weapon inscriptions, comes out that Zhongshan inscriptions has both north and south decorative elements characteristics; Second, it studies the basic content of Zhongshan Bronze inscriptions, that is studies Zhongshan Bronze inscriptions, analyses its historical facts, customs and culture values and so on, to help the analysis later; Third, it compares Warrior States Zhongshan bronze inscriptions with Jin text and analyses them, shows out the close relationship between Warrior States Zhongshan inscriptions and Jin text, in order to help study on the formation factors of Warrior States Zhongshan aesthetic sense; Finally, it compares and analysis the development and evolution of the bronze inscriptions with a Ornamented characteristic, and comes out with the generality and individuality of Zhongshan bronze inscriptions and Warrior States bronze inscriptions.The second chapter analysis Zhongshan inscriptions calligraphy, ananlysis from the layout, structure, lines. First, comes out three style of Warrior States bronze inscriptions from Zhongshan text layout, that is dignity and slender style, the middle style between dignity and concise, the free and concise style. Second, it describes the important factors made on the inscriptions style, such as vector differences, Zhongshan text-shaped frame differences, different style among writers, functions differences, comes out Warrior States bronze inscriptions calligraphy features. Third, it mainly analysis Warrior States Zhongshan bronze inscriptions lines in aesthetic area.The third chapter, it analysis from an aesthetic point of view, discusses Warrior States Zhongshan bronze inscriptions. First, it discusses the background of the improvement of Warrior States Zhongshan bronze inscriptions' aesthetic quality, that is luxurious decoration and the legacy of northern cultural aesthetic sense, funeral customs of the minority of Warrior States Zhongshan, the will of "shi" in Warrior States Zhongshan, and the Confucian influence. Second, it analyses Warrior States Zhongshan bronze inscriptions' line text and text structure from aesthetic point of view. Third, it makes a specific discussion on the dynamic and static harmony beauty of Warrior States Zhongshan bronze inscriptions. Finally, it discusses about the spirit consciousness and aesthetic form of Warrior States Zhongshan inscriptions. There are several key, first is the strength fitness of "HUFUQISHE", second is the reality-based romantic spirit, third is the will represented by "SHI", fourth is the folks' simple and pragmatic natural beauty.Conclusion, although the specific characteristics of Warrior States Zhongshan bronze inscriptions are not sufficient to answer so many existence problems in modern calligraphy creative process, but the historical background of Zhongshan Bronze and Zhongshan people's inner aesthetic consciousness and their beyond spirits opened an interesting thinking space, make a great enlightenment on today's writing calligraphy.