Chapter 1,436 'Mudslide' in the Cultural Relics World
The bronze snake unearthed from Sanxingdui was made using the segmented casting method.
There are rivet holes between the castings. After the segments are cast, they are then riveted and connected to form.
The snake is huge and has a realistic style.
The body is decorated with rhombus patterns and scales, and there are hollow knife-like wings on the head and back, which may represent its flight function.
Judging from the rings under the snake's neck and abdomen, it is estimated that it was hung on some kind of object and worshiped as a fetish.
Bronze vessels such as snakes, dragons, and some unknown mythical beasts are all considered totem worship after artistic processing.
These are all real animals from which they originated, such as pigs, chickens, cows, etc.
These things have also been unearthed in Sanxingdui, such as bronze chickens.
The side length of the square seat is 2.5 cm, the chicken is 11.7 cm long, and the overall height is 14.2 cm.
When this bronze chicken was discovered, it was cast on a square base in the shape of a "door".
The lower end of the base is incomplete, and the bronze chicken may have been the end shape of a certain utensil.
Considering the size of the base, is it possible that the square base was originally covered with a staff-shaped object made of copper or other materials, and the copper chicken was the head decoration of the "staff"?
Since there is only one Sanxingdui Bronze Chicken and lack of reference, we can only make this preliminary guess.
Whether the bronze chicken is a complete vessel or an accessory of a certain vessel requires further research and archaeological discovery.
The bronze chicken is cast using the mold casting method. It has plump tail feathers, its neck is raised and its head is raised, making it look majestic and majestic.
Its crown, eyes, beak, claws, feathers, etc. are carved with meticulous attention to detail, showing both spirit and form.
In terms of expression techniques, the shape of this bronze chicken belongs to a realistic style.
This is in sharp contrast to the numerous statues, gods and other artifacts in Sanxingdui that are shaped in exaggerated and surreal ways.
This can be regarded as one of the most representative works among the Sanxingdui bronze cultural relics.
This bronze chicken does not represent "chicken" in the sense of poultry, but has a deeper symbolic meaning.
The chest of the bronze chicken is specially decorated with fire patterns. There is no doubt that this eye-catching decorative symbol is intrinsically related to the connotation of the bronze chicken.
The bronze chicken may represent the "celestial chicken" or "magic chicken" in ancient myths and legends.
As the saying goes, "When a rooster sings, the world becomes white." The shape of this rooster seems to imply that it is singing loudly, calling for the sunrise, and bringing infinite light to the world.
And just like this bird, there is another bronze bird.
It is 15.4 cm wide and 27.8 cm high.
The bronze bird stands on a round base. The top of the round base is slightly raised, there are four round holes in the inner recess of the waist, and the bottom is a hollow circle foot.
This bronze bird is formed into a smooth "S" shape.
The copper bird has round eyes, a long and pointed beak, small wings, and long hanging tail feathers.
The bird's crown feathers are huge, like a row of flags fluttering in the wind.
The crown feather form and the patterns within the crown feather shape are clear and graceful in style.
The bird's head, neck and chest are decorated with fish-scale feather patterns, as well as the cirrus patterns on the outside of the legs, all of which are fine and dense.
It echoes the graceful shape of the bird body, giving it an elegant and solemn beauty.
It is estimated that the bronze bird may have been a decoration attached to the top of an object.
The bird holds its head forward, has large eyes and a pointed beak, has a slender body, long wings on both sides, and the tail and tail feathers are upturned.
A three-branched vertical feather cast on the back of the bird adds a bit of interest to the originally plain structure of the bird's body.
Such a shape and style are as consistent as the Sanxingdui model.
A ceramic pig with a special shape like this is more representative.
Previously, there was a strange-looking pottery pig on the Internet, which unexpectedly became popular.
The main reason is that its appearance is very similar to the villain green pig in the "Angry Birds" game.
This also caused netizens to exclaim: Could this be the predecessor of "Angry Birds"?
The first thing you notice about the pottery pig is its eyes, round body and round nostrils.
The rough pottery body has not lost its naivety, and the mottled weathering has not erased the smile of thousands of years ago. This is the reason why it is so popular.
In fact, works like this that appear cute and even a little funny were not uncommon in ancient times.
Chen Wenzhe knows one thing, and it is very famous, that is, the horse treads on the flying swallow.
The treasure of the Gansu Provincial Museum, "Horse Treading on Flying Swallows," became famous very early on with its "little green horse."
The primary school text "Horse Treading on Flying Swallows" describes it this way: "Look! This horse is made of copper. It is fat and healthy, with a well-proportioned body, neat mane, and strong and powerful hooves."
Why is this powerful bronze galloping horse always shown sideways?
If you look at this horse from another angle, the mystery behind it will be revealed.
It turns out that when viewed from the front, the bronze galloping horse tilts its head, grins, and has a cheerful expression, which is hilarious.
In fact, in addition to the bronze galloping horse, there are quite a few hilarious cultural relics in the museum.
Those cultural relics that are not good at managing expressions have been unearthed by netizens to make them laugh. They can be called the "mudslide" in the cultural relics world.
For example, the Immortal Stone Red Pottery Human Face Statue. Have few people heard of this?
If you want to use an expression to describe the bronze galloping horse doll you just saw, the red pottery human face is very suitable.
This cultural relic was unearthed from the Chaijiaping site in Maiji District, Ts City. It belongs to the Shilingxia type of the Yangshao Culture and dates back to about 5,200 years ago.
It is now collected in the Gansu Provincial Museum together with the Bronze Galloping Horse.
This terracotta figure with high cheekbones and broad face, half-open mouth seemed to be smiling, and seemed to be telling something, showing an expression of surprise.
When people see this cultural relic, they can think of a voice: "Ah, is this it?"
Isn’t it interesting? There are many more cultural relics like this.
For example, Ya Chou Yue, your first impression when you see it is: you look so pretty when you smile!
The Yachou Yue was unearthed in Qilu Qingzhou in 1965 and is now in the Qilu Museum.
The body of this Shang Dynasty bronze vessel is engraved with human facial patterns, with eyes wide open and corners of the mouth raised.
It has brick-shaped teeth exposed in its mouth, and has been teased by many people who have seen it, saying, "You look so pretty when you smile."
Although the name of this cultural relic is "Chou", in fact, it is named "Yachou Yue" because of the two characters "Yachou" symmetrically inscribed on both sides of its mouth.
The yue itself is a killing weapon, but later it gradually evolved into a symbol of power and status.
The Ya Chou Yue was originally a symbol of the majesty and authority of the ancients, but when viewed by modern people, it has become a super cute emoticon, exuding a sense of happiness.
Coincidentally, such as the painted pottery figurine with a shrunken neck: it seems that it has been wronged!
Some people are laughing, while others are crying.
Different from the happy Ya Chou Yue, the painted pottery shrinking neck figurine has its head turned to one side.
Its facial features were wrinkled into a ball toward the center, and two lines of tears beside the bridge of its nose looked like cracks.
Coupled with the twisted eyebrows and the raised mouth, this pottery figurine seems to have suffered a great injustice, which makes people feel inexplicably distressed.
This cultural relic is stored in the Xishan History Museum and is a terracotta figurine from the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
Li You wrote in "Ping'an Guan Fu" that "singing and dancing actors can laugh and play."
Generally speaking, actors are performers of ancient burlesques who entertain the audience through their funny words and actions.