In the process of Duke Zhou's eastward expedition, they captured a large number of Shang nobles. Dealing with these people is very troublesome. If you kill them, it will be cruel and even hurt the feelings of businessmen who still account for the majority of the population. You keep them for fear that they will rebel again.
At the same time, Haojiang, the capital of the Zhou Dynasty, was located in the western border. Under the traffic conditions at that time, the vast Central Plains in the east was beyond reach.
Zhou Gongdan is a very wise man. He skillfully turned two difficulties into one convenience. He decided to build a new capital on the site of the old capital of Shang Dynasty, 300 kilometers east of Haojing. Therefore, this land is located on the side of Luoshui, so it was named Luoyi.
After the completion of Luoyi, the Duke of Zhou moved the Shang nobles here and sent heavy troops to monitor them. Since then, there have been two capitals in the Zhou Dynasty: Haojiang in the west, also called Zhou Zong; After the capital of Luoyi was established in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, it was named "He Zun" by asking the nobles what to build an altar to commemorate it. He Zun's inscription records the fact that Wang Cheng inherited the will of King Wu and built the eastern capital into the Zhou Dynasty, which is consistent with ancient documents such as Shangshu Zhao Gao and Yizhoushu Du Yi, and has important historical value.
He Zun was found in Jia Cun Town, chencang district, Baoji City, Shaanxi Province, with a height of 38 cm, a caliber of 28 cm and a weight of 14.6 kg.
He Zun's mouth is round and square, with four big hollow ribs, silkworms on his neck and banana leaves on the lower edge of his mouth. The whole bottle body is based on the thunder pattern, the high relief is the gluttonous pattern, with rolled corners, and the circle foot is also decorated with the gluttonous pattern, which is exquisite in craftsmanship and magnificent in shape. He Zun is a precious bronze work of art in the early Western Zhou Dynasty. The decorative pattern of this device is unique, solemn, generous and subjective.
He Zunming is a bronze inscription in the early Western Zhou Dynasty. It is well documented that Oracle Bone Inscriptions was the written language of the Shang Dynasty in China, but Oracle Bone Inscriptions adopted the "six-character" method, which was quite mature and suddenly appeared in large numbers from the Shang Dynasty. Obviously, there should be a long process of text germination and evolution before this.
The Western Zhou Dynasty was a period of prosperity and development of bronzes. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhou people inherited the tradition of Shang Dynasty in all aspects. On the one hand, they learned and absorbed a lot of business culture. At the same time, with the further promotion of the ritual system, the production of bronzes and inscription calligraphy have also developed greatly. There are not only a considerable number of bronzes, but also an inscription appeared at the beginning.
For example, when he was king, the number of words in Ling Yi Ming reached 187, which was magnificent compared with the inscription of "few words" in Shang Dynasty.
The supernatural is also called Ding Yi, the father of Zhazha. The person who makes utensils is called Kuiling, because it is also called Kuiling Post. Found in Ma Po, Luoyang, Henan. Yi is a cuboid with a golden surface, height of 34 cm, width of 24 cm, mouth length of 19 cm, width of 17 cm and weight of 2400 g.
The Yi cover and abdomen are decorated with large animal face patterns composed of double Kui Wen, the mouth edge is decorated with double-tailed dragon patterns, and the square foot seat is decorated with patterns. Hook-shaped edges are connected from the cover button to the four sides of the foot seat. There are 14 lines and 187 words on the supernatural inscription, and the inscription is the same, but the lines are slightly different.
According to the inscription, Ming Bao, the son of the Duke of Zhou, held a sacrifice in Chengzhou and was ordered by Yin to do "three things and four directions". Sanshi Sifang refers to the officials and governors who died in the Zhou Dynasty. Ming Bao may be his grandson, but Bao is his official position. Some people think it's a bird or Jun Chen.
In the early Western Zhou Dynasty, as far as calligraphy style is concerned, inscriptions on bronze mostly inherited Seo Woo of Yin Shang Dynasty, with sharp and accurate brushwork and uneven hierarchical layout, with dynamic beauty and rhythmic beauty.
But if subdivided, it can be roughly divided into three categories: one is simple and plain, represented by Li Chan Ming; Second, it is magnificent and unrestrained, such as Bao Maoming and Making a Bold Book. The third is dignified and weird, such as "Zen after Kang". He Zunming should be the first one who has outstanding style and high achievements in calligraphy in this kind of inscription and postscript. Although He Zunming is a bronze inscription in the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, its calligraphy style is rigorous, its words and composition are very simple and plain, and its brushwork is both Fiona Fang and strict, reaching a very exquisite level.
Coupled with the huge shape, dignified shape and magnificent momentum, the works show a magnificent and magnificent pattern, which attracts worldwide attention.
During the period of Zhou Chengwang, there was the famous Taibao Ding, which was 57 cm high, 35 cm long and 22 cm long. Square, four legs, two vertical ears cast on the mouth, two animals embossed on the ears. The tripod belly is decorated with banana leaf patterns and gluttonous patterns, and the four corners are decorated with leaf edges. It is worth noting that the leaf edge decorated by the column foot and the disc decorated in the middle of the column foot are unique in Shang and Zhou bronzes.
The word "Dabao Zhu" is cast on the inner wall of Taibao Ding. Dabao, also known as Taibao, is an official name, which was established in the Western Zhou Dynasty. It is an important minister who guards and assists the monarch.
"Shangshu Junyi" records: "Zhao Gong is the protector, Duke Zhou is the teacher, and they are kings." "Historical Records Yan Zhaogong Family" records: "Zhao and Zhou have the same surname, surnamed Ji, and they were sealed as Beiyan." According to textual research, this Taibao tripod was cast by Zhao, an important minister in the west, but there are only six ancient artifacts with the words "Taibao system" in China.