China Bronze Sculpture: The Smile of the Creative Artists

In the long-handled weapons is concerned, there are knives, halberds, axes, hooks, hammers, etc., can be said of wonders, these are the need for tactical production; the military with little bronze sword, just as the officers wear ornaments, Duanren thick blunt front ridge, humble style heavy, negative attack thorn, obviously symbolic than practical. In the ancient oracle, the beast image on the bronze sculpture was often pictured in lateral. The intersection of Mongolia and the Arab. Although the Yuan empire across Europe and Asia, but the weapons handed down, but very little physical, Mongolian army commander in the battle ride, all equestrian skill, uncertain and fast action, help cutting back on using the saber or broadsword is very reasonable , while we have every reason to believe that, with such a strong military force, its weapons of mass there must be considerable; the literature have documented the Arab conquest of the Mongolian army, the army was looting expeditions local craftsmen, at the time.

"Damascus Steel "smelting technology is superb and the shape of its weapons, the production process, etc., must therefore be modified or improved. Another circumstantial evidence is: also referred to other literature, the rise of the Jurchen, because of logistic Union and Mongolia, Mongolia received assistance, weapons production technology then to be much progress; to Mongolia in the weakness of the Ming Dynasty, was able by superior technology Support Jurchen, said Yuan is quite possible the left, I believe this point in the future will be corroborated by the archaeological material. Only the characters Niu(cattle) and Yang (sheep) were depicted in the front side on the bronze statue. Development of the Ming Dynasty firearms gradually mature, long-range artillery has largely replaced the crossbow gun and bed, but the man with the gun and other firearms, such as birds, because of loading time, before the arrival of fully functional.

Hence the knife, spear, bow and arrow and other traditional weapons are still the basic infantry equipment, and intrusion by pirates while major changes. As a result, it is reasonable at that time that used the cattle and sheep to worship gods and ancestors and then transformed their heads to decorative patterns on the chinese bronze sculpture.  The troops were then fighting pirates, weapons were often at the hands of the Japanese sword knock off well, very heavy casualties, and later developed Houbei machetes proposition, though not easily broken, but once cut the front frame, blade often rolled, not even hurt the enemy, a heavy device Moreover, much less Japanese sword Smart Chen Meng; as a permanent solution, Poet famous letter to Chi Chi then suggested to the Japanese government ordered a number of knife, the shape is basically a Chinese bronze type, but the system of law is Japanese style, number of thousands of these mixed saber in Japan has excellent performance on the battlefield.

Chi and improved so as to imitation, called "Qi Jia knife" knife-shaped long and narrow, with beautiful curved arc, and the guard at the edge of phase with swallow mouth, face long back short, increase the knife's strength, the Qing Dynasty broadsword was retained this feature. The aesthetic charm of china bronze sculpture more lies in its profound meaning. The impact of Japanese sword also appeared in another on a long knife, this knife is about two meters, with a long handle to facilitate holding hands, just like Tony knife, used by the infantry, very lethal. Although the bronze sword on the battlefield is no longer useless, but still wear formal occasions bronze sword-based, private practitioners resembles the bronze sword, even if frail scholar, but also likes to hang in the study, a long china bronze sculpture sword, to show Wenwugeyi, Taoism is more to the instruments used, with Farfetched will be attached to the legend, making the true nature of bronze swords actually blurred moment.