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On The Causality Between The Evolution Of The Bronze Sacrificial Vessels’ Shapes And Decorations And Regime Change Of China In Xia,Shang’ Zhou Dynasties

Posted on:2015-03-13Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Y HeFull Text:PDF
GTID:2255330428996331Subject:Art of Design
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Art development today presents numerous ornate style, and to interpret the artistictrue also starting from the raw power of the art development, and then from thehistorical, regional, cross style height to understand the past, known now, insight intothe future. Bronze art is an important part of China traditional art, reached a peakperiod of development in the Xia Shang Zhou period, therefore is called Chinese"Bronze Age", China bronzes emerged in Xia Dynasty, Shang to Western ZhouDynasty flourished in the middle, the decline in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty later. Theright to speak in the Bronze Age of bronze is non Chinese, ancient bronze ritual isChina ancient political rights, political system and the bronze art style is inseparable,art is a national political superstructure, it is for his political service in a particularperiod. Bronze art has different characteristics of the times in different stages ofdevelopment, this is precisely by the political form to decide, Shang Dynasty is stillGod worshipping witchcraft era, the Western Zhou Dynasty is of courtesy and musicera, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty is falling of ceremony, social integration era, if thebronze ritual vessels of the Shang Dynasty emphasized "the divine"; then the WesternZhou Dynasty bronze "ceremony", pay attention to the Eastern Zhou Dynasty bronze"ritual" function greatly reduced, then the more prominent "humanity" is important,because of the different political environment is different, this has a direct impact onthe shape, decoration and inscriptions on the bronze art style.This paper discusses the Xia Shang Zhou Dynasty bronze as the research object,the mutual artistic and political system as the theoretical basis for analysis, trying toreshape the Chinese Bronze Age bronze original appearance. In China Xia ShangZhou Dynasty bronze ritual as the main body, which is the main feature Chinesebronze age. A bronze as the carrier of the ritual was given a major political mission,different levels of status of slave owners enjoy different privileges, ensure theinterests of the ruling class order allocation. Is the so-called "up and down in anorderly, hierarchy are different". The ritual is with the ancient religion and magic of.Three thousand years ago China Shang is a typical representative of ancient civilization, is a peak period of development. Bronze as a utensil characteristicChinese slave society, fully embodies the slave society clearly, don’t rank systemconsciousness. Although a bronze obviously, but could not conceal the craftsmenwisdom, bronze art is our precious cultural heritage, is the crystallization of thewisdom of these times craftsmen.
Keywords/Search Tags:Xia, Shang, Zhou Dynasties, Chinese regime, bronze sacrificial vessels, shapes anddecorations, nscription calligraphy
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