Just for this historical exhibition of Qi Jinzhu, in other words, the bronze exhibition, I like it very much. When I was a child, I read history books and saw mermaid patterns. When I saw the simplicity of admiring him, I didn't understand it. I can't understand the comments on all kinds of utensils at all. Today, we can appreciate the beauty and vicissitudes in the middle. Things have changed, and people in those days have already turned to dust. Only these cultural relics have been handed down, silently telling the story of that eventful time.
This exhibition breaks the standard of dividing bronzes by time function, and shows the existence of bronzes from five categories: shape, decoration, inscription, craft and leather goods. The first is to show the plastic arts of bronzes, which is very interesting. A wine bottle is a vessel for holding wine, mostly round. This exhibition just chose a square wine bottle, which is unique in the world and very rare. There is also a goose-shaped lamp with a fish in its mouth, a lighting part in the middle and a mouth that can be opened and closed to adjust the lighting range. The modeling is realistic and simple, with pictures on it. After thousands of years, the color does not fade, the center of gravity of the lamp is stable, and the smoke can drip into the water in the stomach with the circulation of the neck. The functional design is very clever and amazing.
The second is Wen, which means decorative design patterns. Common patterns include dragon and phoenix patterns, fish and tiger patterns, and bamboo patterns in daily life. At that time, all kinds of patterns were very complicated and gorgeous, and some of them were outstanding and lifelike. Among them, a chick with wings spread is impressive and very childlike. There are also various animal designs that are very beautiful, and there are also gold-plated and gold-plated processes, among which turquoise and malachite are inlaid, one is green and blue, and the other is blue-green jade, which is colorful. It's also very luxurious. Among them, the common nail patterns in the Western Zhou Dynasty are similar to the popular rivets.
The third is the inscription, that is, the words on the utensils. One of the most famous is Death of Heaven, which records that King Wu defeated the Shang Dynasty and established the Western Zhou Dynasty, and is hereby sacrificed. There are also objects of marriage, intermarriage and dowry, which records that since then, various political marriages have become popular, in fact, they are the same as those between chaebol today. They are all ways to preserve the fruits of political and economic victory. The most unchangeable thing for human beings is blood relationship, and marriage with blood is an older and unchangeable human nature. Another point is that from then on, people began to choose a good time to hold a wedding to express their good wishes to their families. I hope my eyebrows will live forever and my children will live forever.
The fourth is the craft, that is, the craft of casting bronzes at that time. It was the model casting method at that time, one model at a time, and later the welding technology was invented. It's really something.
The fifth is the skin. The original color of the bronze ware was golden yellow, but with the acidity and alkalinity of the soil, the appearance of the bronze ware was changed after being buried, and it was oxidized to form different colors. The most famous thing is to turn green, in fact, more is to turn red and black, and many handed down treasures are played in their hands, and the colors are all black.
I am very happy about this visit. I understand something I didn't understand before, but now I understand it through the exhibition.
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