Bronze inscriptions, also known as Zhong Dingwen. Because the production of bronzes is mostly unforgettable, because
At the moment, the writer is more attentive. Compared with Oracle Bone Inscriptions, bronze inscriptions are like a decorative body. According to the unearthed
Bronze inscriptions are also divided into three periods: the early period is the period of King Wu, King Cheng and Kang Wang.
At that time, there were not many inscriptions on bronzes, but the words were broad and powerful. In the medium term, it is with Mu.
During the king's period, there were few artifacts at this time, and the inscriptions on bronze did not change much. Compared with the previous paragraph, the characters are more powerful.
Similar, but not as strong as its style. ? In bronze inscriptions, the fat body has gradually disappeared and the font is compact.
Dense and sparse, square and wide, very beautiful.
Bronze inscriptions on Shang and Zhou bronzes are also called Zhong Dingwen and inscriptions. As early as the late Shang Dynasty, there were few inscriptions on bronzes, which were used to indicate the use, owner and producer of bronzes. At that time, the glyph of bronze inscriptions was similar, because it was not far from Oracle Bone Inscriptions. Jin Wen won for two weeks. Many bronzes in the Western Zhou Dynasty have inscriptions, which are as long as 497 words. In the late Western Zhou Dynasty, the bronze inscriptions in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty became more and more regular, which had high historical value. The contents of inscriptions on bronze inscriptions, including the conquering feats of princes and nobles, awarding lives, pledging oaths and sacrificial ceremonies, reflect the political, economic, military and ideological conditions of the Western Zhou Dynasty. Generally speaking, inscriptions on bronze in Zhou Dynasty are more stable, standardized, simplified and symbolic than those in Oracle Bone Inscriptions in Shang Dynasty. Compared with the later Xiao Zhuan, the structure is still not finalized, the strokes of some words have increased or decreased, and the arrangement of radicals is still somewhat arbitrary. The inscriptions on bronze in the early Zhou Dynasty, in particular, inherited the characters of Shang Dynasty and retained a more primitive and vivid form than that of Oracle Bone Inscriptions. The structure of bronze inscriptions is dense and staggered, which is neater than that of Oracle Bone Inscriptions, with even and symmetrical stroke distribution, thicker strokes than that of Oracle Bone Inscriptions, and more elegant and heavy characters than that of Oracle Bone Inscriptions.
In the late Western Zhou Dynasty, inscriptions on bronze were arranged into a new style, called "Da Zhuan". According to The History of Han Dynasty and Xu Shen's Explaining Words and Descriptions, biographies are completely from Shi Shuo Da Zhuan. Shicheng is a historian in Zhou Xuanwang. He arranged the inscriptions on bronze into "Da Zhuan" and wrote 65,438+05 words in Da Zhuan, which became the standard font at that time as a teaching material to teach children to read. However, chapter "Shi Shuo Da Chuan" 15 has long been lost. The font structure of Da Zhuan is more complicated, and its style is close to Xiao Zhuan, while some characters are more complicated than Xiao Zhuan. Qin unified script Xiao Zhuan came into being.