China's largest existing bronze sculpture

Bronze and other products, like the first there are some small pieces of tools and other artifacts. To the highly developed Shang bronze production industry has also been of considerable size. Business post, production levels reached a peak, a large number of china bronze sculpture, and often cast a triple pattern, the substrate with Yunlei Wen, Animal Mask raised above, plus on top of the main lines and other geometric patterns. Inside sometimes cast out words ranging from inscriptions.

China's largest existing bronze sculpture "Si Mu Wu Ding" (formerly) appeared in this era. Si Mu Wu Ding muddy with traditional casting methods out of the whole cast. Casting before modeling with clay, and then turn Fan, Fan Fan sub-belly, the top range, and wash the mouth end of Van Van. After Fan system, combined into a mold. Si Mu Wu Ding of the rival powers are with the entire cast as a single entity. Three of the tripartite balance of the mouth as the casting time of casting, a tripartite as exhaust. Casting, cast a large leg of the tripod placed outside the furnace, the furnace when the molten bronze, the juice from the three tripartite copper mouth wash mouth slowly to the mold in the range of perfusion, Ding body cast is good, then In the above security mode, turn Fan, cast tripod ears. In this way, a huge cast Si Mu Wu Ding it out. Si Mu Wu Ding need two or three hundred big man with seven generals jin heavy helmet, collaboration can be made.

Si Mu Wu Ding found a legendary experience. March 1939, only unearthed in Henan Anyang Ding Hou Zhuang Wuguan family farm in the village of Wu Yuyao, too much for Ding, temporarily unable to carry, buried back to earth again. Japanese invaders repeatedly exaction, as against looting, people put it into the ground until after the war, only brought to light, now in the Museum of Chinese History collection.

Four sheep Shang Fang statue is another well-known china bronze sculpture. Square shape of four rams magnificent statue, creating motion in static. It is divided into three parts on the lower. Jin Zhang of the square horn-shaped mouth, Collage, length 52.4 cm each, almost close to the body height of 58.3 cm. Although Zunkou great respect for the corners because there are four goats down to earth, so do not give a top-heavy feeling.

Respect the set of four rams side line carving, relief, sculpture in the round in control, the three-dimensional graphic images and sculptures combine the utensils and animal shapes combined with superb casting exception is made, Creative, just right, indeed the most ancient bronze art One of the outstanding treasures.

Spring and Autumn period, the chinese bronze sculpture on behalf of the Marquis Yi of Zeng bells, it is China's largest remaining and best preserved set of large bells. 8 groups, divided into three layers hanging in the copper bell made of wood shelves. Bell aircraft by six samurai sword of bronze and a few supporting columns. 65 bells total weight of 3500 kg. Wide range, five octaves, only one less than the modern piano octave.