The patterns of exquisite bronze reflect the changing times

More typical of the highly respected long masterpiece "Maogong Ding", the late Qing Dynasty calligrapher LI Ruiqing wrote in the inscription rubbings: Maogong Ding Zhou temple text, the text chancery also "The inscription describes the once a week the king of the Secretary of reward, but which is referred to Zhou Xuan Wang word in the book life Maogong issued by a training Hiroyuki Hao words to the effect that was ordered to the courtesy of kings in the day, the establishment of the Zhou Guo Zhu first ministers dutifully govern the country, the Zhou dynasty continues to this day, but now world "vertical static", political instability, and therefore Mao Gongzhong heart for the country, which assists the court. The cast of auspicious bronze were used by the ruling house and nobility to offer food or wine in sacrificial ceremonies.
Thus, these bronze objects with inscriptions, most of the cast for a special event, with monumental inscriptions recorded for the device is generally of great significance. to participate in important activities to be rewarded canonized, listening training Hao, Kill meritorious. These inscribed artifacts both parties to the glory and dignity of the carrier, the ancestors on comfort Teach your children the eternal values. The ancient Chinese bronzeplayed an important role in history. As this inscription merit, Douglas, missionaries for the content in the form of and Zhou Renchong text Suntech, rituals, music and rejuvenating the policy of Western Ontario virtually has a natural fit, bronze inscriptions in the Zhou Dynasty, unprecedented development has become a kind of an inevitable trend.
As aesthetic objects, engraved above the inscription itself contains a heavy weight, compared to the Shang-cum-hip pattern with a deep sense of religion means that the aesthetic value and significance of the Zhou Dynasty bronze more condensation in these inscriptions, from a humanistic noble beauty. This noble beauty while the strong lines of feeling in the aesthetic characteristics of the bronze inscriptions and orderly tricks of arrangement, showing the Zhou Dynasty of the aesthetic interest of a rational still. As above mentioned the "Maogong Ding", the LI Ruiqing reputation in the inscription rubbings saying: "book learning school Maogong Ding, especially scholars do not read Book of". Under the slavery and feudal social system, the types of bronze were extremely varied and complex.
Obviously, LI Ruiqing believe that Maogong Ding "the art of calligraphy status is paramount. Indeed, Maogong Ding "presented characteristics is: lapping strokes, the guitar body strength and health, the line is extremely muddy condensate Zhuopu its line grid arrangement, as you will find it strictly ordered. glyphs arranged in neat rows, left the military's right to allow, on the cover under the cover, gives us a strong sense of order. The patterns of exquisite bronze reflect the changing times. This is the spirit of the ritual culture of the Zhou Dynasty in the pursuit of social life again coincide.