青铜器(英文)PPT.ppt

Bronze?is an?alloy?consisting primarily of?copper?and other metals.The addition of other metals (usually tin, sometimes arsenic), produces an alloy much harder than plain copper. The historical period where the archeological record contains many bronze artifacts is known as the Bronze Age. The Chinese Bronze Age began in the Xia Dynasty (ca.2070 – ca. 1600 BC), and reached its zenith during the Shang Dynasty (1600–1046 BC) and the early part of the Chou Dynasty (1045–256 BC). What is bronze ? Square vessel (fang zun) with four rams 四羊方尊 Late Shang (1300–1046 BC) Height 58.3cm, Mouth 52.4cm Square vessel (fang zun) with four rams is famous for artistic design representing the very best of bronze-making by the traditional clay mould technique.which is named for the four rams on the four corners of the shoulder. Sanxingdui Bronze Wares Bronze Standing Figure (青铜立人像） bronze holy tree （青铜神树） bronze mask (青铜面具） The Sanxingdui site was the capital of Shu state about over 3000 years ago, which is one of the largest and well-preserved known cities of the time in China. Mao-kung Ting （毛公鼎） Late West Chou period(1046-771BC) height: 53.8cm weight:34.7kg Mao-kung Ting is the tresure of taibei palace museum，which is famous for the long inscription decribed how mao-kung offered advice for the king of the Chou. Wine vessel (fou) and ice basin (jian) （青铜冰鉴） Early Warring States (475–376 BC) Height 63.2 cm, Diameter at mouth 63 cm This is a combination of a square water vessel (jian) with a covered wine vessel (zunfou) inside.Ice is placed in the space between the two vessels both to cool and to preserve the wine. Western Han (206BC- AD8 ) Height 53cm, Length 34.5cm Painted goose and fish lamp （雁鱼灯） This lamp is in the form of a goose with its head turned back and holding a fish in its mouth.The smoke and dust passes through the fish and the goose’s neck into the hollow b