A Study On The Bronze Wares Of Zhou Dynasty In The Regions Of Wuyue And Baiyue

This paper deals with the bronze wares of Zhou Dynasty excavated inthe regions of Wuyue and Baiyue . The whole passage includes seven parts. In the Introduction, it concerns the geographical boundary of theregions Wuyue and Baiyue ,and the main research target. It looks back intothe brief history of research on bronze wares in Wuyue and Baiyue . It sumsup the development, change, traditional research scope and establishedachievements existing in the academic circle on research methods of bronzewares in these two areas; meanwhile ,it also points out the shortcomings. Chapter One: The bronze wares excavated in various regions and theyears of excavation. This chapter gives an introduction to the bronze wares ofZhou Dynasty unearthed in such regions as southern Jiangsu, southern Anhui,Zhejiang,Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan ,Gongdong, Gongxi, and the Wuyue bronzewares with inscriptions on them according to the year of discovery. It makesa general statement of the earthenwares and other accompanied excavations.It gives a concise judgment of the year of the relics and the excavated bronzewares as well. Chapter two : Probe into the age judgment of bronze wares in theSouth . It first inquires into the theory on age judgment of bronze wares inthe south of China . There is age judgment on separate bronze ware andgroups of bronze wares. Approaches to determine the year of the separatebronze ware mainly are to consult Central Plains criteria and the judicialaccomplishments of peripheral bronze wares, to establish its owndevelopment order and refer to the appendage. Approaches to determine theyear of groups of bonze wares are in accordance with the latest bronze waresand the accompanied pottery .In the meantime, it also points out theproblems worthy of attention while making a horizontal comparison .In thefollowing, it takes the bronze chariot fittings in Ningzhen area ,Tunxi M1 andM3,the unearthed bronze wares in Dayingzhaishan of Nan'an as an exampleto determine the age. The bronze chariot fittings in Ningzhen area are divided 161into three groups,and their age is separated into late Western Zhou Dynasty,the earlier and later Spring and Autumn Period. The age of Tunxi M1 and M3falls into middle and late Western Zhou. The age of groups of bronze waresin Dayingzhaishan of Nan'an belongs to the earlier Western Zhou. Chapter Three: Division of the types of distinctive bronze wares ofYue nationality and the respective study of distribution. It includes five parts-----bronze vessels, weapons , musical instruments , implements ,andmiscellaneous utensils. It gives a formal division of the typical Yue bronzevessels which are discovered widely and have many obvious laws ofchangement and it gives a general introduction on the distributary areas ofvarious bronze wares . Chapter four: Analysis on Cultural Elements . This chapter analysesthe various cultural elements embodied in the bronze wares of Zhou Dynastyin Wuyue and Baiyue areas. Beside the typical bronze wares of Yuenationality, there are some others of Yue nationality, bronze wares of CentralPlains, bronze wares with a combination of Central Plains and localelements, bronze wares of Chu and Xushu and bronze factors of Bashu,Yunnan ,Huaiyi and Eerduosi and the like. It makes a detailed description ofthe diverse wares and the specific features. At the same time, it describes theparticular decorative patterns of Yue nationality . There are twenty categoriessuch as Jiaolian pattern, Bianxingkuiz pattern , Dongwu pattern andWangzixing Pattern with illustrations of the specific characteristics to variouspatterns Finally, it expounds the traits of bronze wares that can not begrouped with examples.. Chapter Five: The Areas and Stages of southern bronze wares, as wellas the deduction of nationality. According to the regional achievements inarcheologi...