A Probe Into The Bronze Li-shaped Ding Of The Eastern Zhou Dynasty

The bronze ding with li's shape first appeared in the late Spring and Autumn Period and prevailed in the mid-war period to the late Waning States period,It was occupied an important position in combination of bronze ritual vessels.Besides.they were widely unearthed in Henan,Shanxi,Hebei.Shaanxi,Gansu.The characteristics of the bronze Ding w;ith Li shape as one of the main t.ypes of bronzes in the Yellow River Basin are obvious and also has strong sense of the times.Currently,The research on the bronze Ding with Li shape of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty is still relatively weak.There has not been a comprehensive,systematic and in-depth research monograph about this in the academic community.This paper takes the Eastern Zhou bronze Ding with li shape as the research object,using archaeological typology,cultural factors analysis,statistics and artistic approach to discuss the classification of type,burial environment,artistic features,regional characteristics and related issues?This paper is divided into six parts,the research questions are as follows:Part ?,Preface.This part introduces the research scope of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty bronze Ding with li's shape,the review of the previous research,as well as the research methods and research significance.Part ?.typology analysis of the bronze ding with li's shape.Mainly based on the unearthed materials,using the method of typology analysis,Such bronzes is divided into two types:ear-shaped and ring ear.On the basis of formal division,its evolution process is divided into four groups and two phases,And its development has experienced two different time development stages from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States period and the Warring States period to the late Warring States period.Part ?.The burial situation of the bronze ding with li's shape in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.This part is mainly carried out from the three parts of the combination of the utensils,the system of use,and the use of the people.It is believed that the bronze scorpion has undergone a process of changing the degree of discrimination from high to low.Part ?,The shape and decoration of the bronze ding with li's shape in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.The artistic value of the bronze is mainly reflected in the styling characteristics and decorative style of the objects.The geometric,virtual and real composition method embodies its casting process.The animal-shaped three-dimensional decoration of the cover and the ear adds to its aesthetic value.Change from time to time,the flat decoration of the object,showing differences in organization and decoration position.Part ?,Regional Study of the bronze ding with li's shape in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.They are mainly distributed in Henan,Shanxi,Hebei,Shaanxi,Gansu and other regions.Among them,the earliest found in Shanxi,the most found in Henan,Hebei,Shaanxi,Gansu less unearthed and later.Part ?,Related issues discussion.This part discusses the relationship between the bronze Ding,li and dui.We think it is the product of the relationship between Ding and li.In addition,this paper discusses the origin and extinction of the bronze ding with li's shape in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty from the perspective of the idea of the machine and the social background.