Bronze is known as the national treasure heavy weapon, he is one of the most important representatives of ancient civilization, but in terms of its exquisiteness, it is the bronze of the Zhou Dynasty that is the top treasure. An interesting question arises, why the bronzes of the Zhou Dynasty are exquisite, if you want to know the truth behind this history, then let Xiaobian reveal the secret for you from the beginning:
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Henan Luoyang Jincun is a very old village, and the people in the village have always had a great distress, that is, there is not enough water for domestic use. Every generation of people in the village has been trying to dig wells, but as long as the well is drilled, a strange phenomenon of "stringing wells" occurs (the water in the well flows away for no reason, leaving an empty well), and it was not until 1928 that the mystery of "stringing wells" was revealed.
At the turn of summer and autumn this year, heavy rain poured down, the farmland at the east end of the village collapsed a large hole, after the rain passed, many farmers went into the cave to explore the treasure, and found a large copper chime in it, which knew that there were many underground tombs, and there was more than one, and the phenomenon of "stringing wells" occurred, which was the reason for this tomb group that stretched for several kilometers (water flowed into the hollow of the mausoleum).
Because it was in the Republic of China period, warlords were fighting, few people in the country paid attention to these antique cultural relics, this news reached the ears of some "foreign scholars", they were very excited, hurriedly hired someone to dig up the ancient tomb, and identified it, found that the tomb group is the tomb of Zhou Tianzi, and there are at least eight Tianzi buried in the tomb. Of course, there are a lot of good things unearthed in the tomb, which have been smuggled away by these "scholars", and among the many excavated cultural relics, there is this statue that we want to talk about today - the bronze figurine of the trained bird.
After identification, the bronze figurine is a bronze ware of the Zhou Ping King's period, the overall shape of the utensils is smooth, the character portrayal is plump and chic, the figure is standing, wearing a bloated and wide dress, holding a number of branches in the left and right hands, and the two birds on the branches stand vividly on it, as if communicating with the characters without obstacles.
The head of the bronze figurine is in an upward looking state, the eyes are focused on the double bird, the face is wide and fat, which is obviously not the face of the Chinese people, and there are two braids behind the head, which is a bit like "Indians". It is tentatively inferred that the figure should have come from a foreign land, responsible for taming birds for the king of Zhou, and it is likely that he came from the vassal states of the Zhou Dynasty at that time to pay tribute, or was captured in the war.
This bronze figurine also hides three secrets, and these three secrets make us re-recognize the different Zhou Dynasty.
First of all, judging from the facial expression of the bronze figurine, he seemed to be very distressed, and he did not know whether it was because of the slave life that he lost confidence in life, or whether he was worried about the future days. A slave, as long as he honestly does his job, food and housing can at least be guaranteed, why worry about his future life? The reason is simple and uncomplicated: the Zhou royal family has been decayed, the overthrow is coming, and his little slave will surely become a funeral product before the collapse of the Zhou royal family, losing the right to live forever.
Secondly, the history of domestic bird training can be roughly traced back to the Jin Dynasty, and it is rare to find records further forward. The bronze figurine directly shows the scene of bird training, which makes the history of bird training move forward for more than a thousand years, whether this is a form of performance in the Zhou Dynasty, or the customs of the foreigners themselves, and whether the birds at that time can learn human languages is unknown.
Finally, the shape of the bronze figurine also indirectly reveals the state of Zhou Tianzi at that time, since a slave who trains birds can be cast as a bronze figurine and can also be brought into the tomb, which shows that Zhou Tianzi lived a luxurious life at that time, and was definitely a hedonistic person, their ancestor King Zhou Wen, King Zhou Wu was diligent and thrifty in establishing the country, and the legacy of diligence and diligence had long been thrown to The Country of Java by these unscrupulous descendants. With the gradual decline of the Zhou Dynasty regime, the Zhou Tianzi also began to paralyze themselves with drunken dreams, making a large number of luxury utensils for enjoyment, they hoped to forget the worldly troubles through song and dance, this bird training bronze figurine is also the best evidence of their escape from reality, and this is also the main reason for the exquisite bronze of the Zhou Dynasty...
Nowadays, more and more Zhou Dynasty bronzes have begun to be interpreted, in fact, experts see not only the shape of the utensils, but also through cultural relics, they can feel the helplessness and vicissitudes of the Zhou Dynasty from prosperity to defeat.