Research On Chu Tombs Unearthed Paint Ear Cup

In the spring and Autumn Period Chu was a big country in South China, its territory mainly located in the Han River Basin and the middle reaches of the Yangtze river.During the Warring States period, the Chu territory east to Shandong, West of Sichuan, South to central Hunan, north to the coast of the Yellow River.The territory of Chu tombs are numerous, rich in Chu culture.Chu lacquer occupied the most important position in the history of China, It was the most important component of the Chu culture with the ancient painted pottery, bronze ware, silk, jade, which is one of the most representative achievement of Chu culture and Chu culture relics.In recent years, the tomb unearthed more than 5000 seats, of which more than 1000 seat unearthed lacquer, there are as many as fifty unearthed lacquer ear cup,throughout Hubei, Hunan, Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang Province,of Which Hubei, Hunan, Anhui, Henan province unearthed more enamel ear cup.The basic shape of the enamel cup is oval and flat, because it has one ear each other, the researchers call it "the ear cup".In ancient times, the ear cup was mainly used for the installation of wine, loaded with thick soup or food and drink.Paint ear cup as a practical device, drinking of funerary objects, funerary objects has been widely used.This paper starts from the archaeological material,division of the times of the lacquer ear cup.According to the shape, the enamel ear cup is divided into two types of ear cup and round ear cup.According to the difference of the fetal quality, mouth, and end of the mouth, classified ear cups to two kinds.And analysis the different regions different excavated lacquer ear cup.From the Warring States period to the Western Han Dynasty, the development of the lacquer ear cup to the prosperous period. The Western Han Dynasty lacquer ear cup in succession and development of Chu lacquer car cup, on the decoration on a lot of different and innovative.There is a product of lacquer eared cups, political changes in spring and autumn and the Warring States period of economic development, also cannot do without the special geographical position and the Chu culture.The Chu lacquer ware was influenced by the surrounding neighbors greatly, not only affected by the North Central Plains lacquer technology, also had extensive contact with the Qin Dynasty, Ba, Shu, the Central Plains culture and the native culture of Miao nationality fusion.Most of Chu have unearthed a paint car cup.High grade burial objects number, many kinds of lacquer, paint ear cup also unearthed.The identity of the owner of the lower tombs, funerary ware, less a few kinds, but no lack of paint ear cup.Thus, the status of funerary paint ear cup during this period of funerary objects prominent.In this paper, using the theory and method of archaeology, A comprehensive study of the Chu tomb unearthed paint ear cup.The Chu tombs unearthed paint ear cup for classification, based on analysis of in different parts of the Chu unearthed eared lacquer cup differences, eared lacquer cup development process, status of Han Dynasty eared lacquer cup and Chu lacquer ear cup comparison, unearthed in Chu Tomb of eared lacquer cup and eared lacquer cup in Chu.