The Relationship Research Between Character And Decorative Pattern Of The Traditional Bronze Drinking Vessels

Traditional bronze drinking vessels is a particular product of a specific historical period, through its character and decorative pattern it could reflect a specific historical and cultural meaning with a sharping character of that time. Therefore, the analysis and research of its system and theory is very significant for the design of domestic products.The paper begins with the character and the decorative pattern of the bronze drinking set from Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasty. By analysising the modeling's linear and the performance form of pattern, the paper comes up with their relationships, and gives inspiration to the domestic products design. According to the historical and cultural background and the development of bronze wine set, the paper divide the time from Xia to Zhou into three periods: the period when bronze drinking vessels was born(Xia Dynasty), the period when it was in development(early and middle Shang Dynasty ) and the period when it flourished(late Shang Dynasty and Western Zhou Dynasty), and it analyses the most typical ones in the different periods. With lots of literature and materials, the paper divided the drinking vessels into three categories: drinking vessels ,warming vessels and filling vessels. Through the research and comparison of the character and the decorative pattern in different periods, summed up the model is divided into special- Fractal, geometry- Fractal and Fractal- Pattern, and Specific and in-depth to each type of linear analysis;and the performance forms of decorative patterns analysis between the spiritual and visual dimension, which has shown totem figure, jin adoration and evil spirits exorcising. The character and the decorative pattern combined to form the unique shape of the wine set, which become the key one of all the bronze utensils of rites.Traditional bronze dringking vessels is developing with the development of human beings and the nature, and its man-machine design awareness and bionic design methods for Domestic products design plays an inspired role.Therefore, the design of Domestic products should focus on absorbing the traditional and outstanding creational ideas, cultures and ways. Only in such way can people create classical designs with Domestic and uique Chinese characteristics.