Bronze at the End of Primitive Society

Early bronze mirror refers to the end of primitive society, summer, week, the Western Zhou Dynasty bronze mirror. Early bronze mirror was seen only in archaeological excavations unearthed, few in number, priceless treasures, compared to the early bronze mirror casting technology is poor, decoration is rustic and simple, far less vigorous, decoration is as mysterious as the period of bronze ritual objects as harassment , the number of so many that it lags behind the development of Yinzhou Qing copper ritual. Shape and function ofbronzehas been taken into considerations.  The Qijia bronze mirror Qijia culture is the local culture of the late primitive society, the upper reaches of the Yellow River, mainly in the vicinity of Gansu, Qinghai. Qijia culture has entered the Chalcolithic and the times and sporadic red-bronze and small pieces of bronze ware unearthed, dating back 4,000 years.
So far only to see both sides of the bronze mirror found in the burial of the culture. One is the prime mirror. 1975 Gansu wide river Qi Jia Ping tomb. This round, diameter of the mirror is only 6 cm, the mirror is flat, shiny, no decoration on the back of the central one arched ring button. Its period features in the ring button, with no seat, plain back, form a small fully revealed. The other is a seven-pointed star pattern mirror. Unearthed in 1976 on the 25th, Guinan County, Qinghai tomb. Round, 8.9 cm in diameter, 0.3 cm thick, weighing 109 g. Shape and function of bronze has been taken into considerations.
The mirror smooth, serious corrosion. Back button (residual) and decorated with irregular seven-pointed star geometric patterns, the angle and the angle between the line slash pattern. Mirror edge drill two small holes may replace the use of the button they deserved tether suspension. 2, the Shang Dynasty bronze mirror in summer on behalf of smelting industry of considerable size, small pieces of bronze summer ruins have been unearthed, which Erlitou Site has unearthed a 17 cm diameter, 0.5 cm thick circular copper, bronze mirror . Harmony and unity and particular care to the whole effect is also well manifested in the taotie design on the bronze. The four sides of the device 61 shaped turquoise inlay embedded twice in the middle with turquoise block cross pattern, each circle is 13, exactly like the scale of today's watches.
Unfortunately, only isolated cases. Chinese bronze mirror the history of the Shang Dynasty bronze mirror were found in five face, both from the Yin Ruins burial, that is a product of Pan Geng moved to Yin. At this time, the Yin of bronze casting has been developed. As large as hundreds of kilograms of ritual, as small as a few grams of shellfish, and arrowheads are casting beautifully dignified or sophisticated applicable. In contrast, the bronze mirror is unearthed is both less casting technology is not high. 1934, Anyang Northwest Gang Yin aristocratic tomb has been unearthed by the side of the bow-shaped buttons, decorated with a textile pattern and scales-shaped pattern of circular plate with a button ", is recognized as a bronze mirror. The appropriate selection and combination of a variety of decorations has set off the modeling of the bronze. It was found the most ancient bronze mirror, but long-standing attention has been paid. 1976, in the Yin Ruins "women" also found the tomb surrounded by bronze mirror, Yin bronze mirror that finally corroborated.
The tomb of Fu Hao is surrounded by bronze mirror decorated differences can be divided into two categories, each category of both sides. Two vein pattern mirror face. Convex mirror, mirror to back decorated with convex Xianwen three weeks, the button of arch ring, the first two weeks Xianwen slash vein pattern, a total of 16 group was divided into four districts, and the second, three weeks Xianwen between the edge of the mirror, decorated with a small nipple. Circle convex Xianwen mirror surface, the asperity of its mirror, the back decorated with convex Xianwen six weeks, Xianwen really dense row of vertical short-term, at first glance seemingly radial, in fact each Xianwen short-term and not connected. Seen by the five-sided Yin mirror, Yin mirror surface is nearly flat or convex mirror diameter of 10 cm, the button for the arch ring button, no button. The decoration makes the bronze more dignified.