Comparative Study on Bronze Ritual Vessels in Dian Kingdom and Shang and Zhou Dynasty
WANG Lu
Abstract：Ancient Dian kingdom and Dian culture are increasingly respected by the international culture field. After the founding of China,the Puning Shizhaishan in Yu'nan province and Jiangchuan Lijiashan as the represen?tatives of grave in Dian culture was discovered and the bronze with unique culture two thousand years ago were excavated.These bronzes can match with those of Shang and Zhou dynasty.The two kinds of bronzes have much common in cast and application,but big difference in bronze forming and spirit symbolic significance. The ritual vessels of Dian kingdom are copper drum and Chubeiqi,and that of Shang and Zhou dynasty is tripod with two handles. Diversity in choosing bronze ritual also affects the distribution of rights system between Dian kingdom and Shang and Zhou dynasty and production method and national character and style also show some difference. The paper briefly analyses the culture difference for those kingdom with bronze ritual.
Keywords：Dian kingdomShang and Zhou dynastyritualcomparison
Publication Date：2015-05-02
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 70-73 )