The Chinese Archaeological Museum in Beijing is well worth a visit, and the cultural relics in the collection of the Chinese Academy of History are displayed in a "warehouse-style display", and many cultural relics that have only been heard of can be seen here, such as the relics of the Tomb of the Good Woman, except for a small part of the National Museum and the Yinxu Museum, most of the cultural relics are in this museum.
There are many fine cultural relics, and the layman has been dazzled. How does the museum choose the best of the best, and what kind of cultural relics will be designated as the treasure of the museum?It is used as a "blueprint" for cultural creativityOr even to welcome guests?
Unearthed in the site of Fengjing, the capital of the Western Zhou Dynasty in Xi'an, the bronze sacrifice is the treasure of the town hall, which is the blueprint of the museum's cultural creativity, and even its stone imitation replaces the common lion in front of the building to welcome guests.
Bronze statue is a common wine vessel in the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and people in the Shang and Zhou dynasties often made bronze statues in the image of animals, such as the Jin Hou Bird Zun in Shanxi Museum, the Spring and Autumn Sacrifice Zun of the Shanghai Museum (similar to the appearance of a buffalo), and the ...... of the Owl of Women. They are vivid and interesting, thanks to the observation of life and the unrestrained imagination of the ancients.
There are a lot of exquisite sacrifices, why can this bronze sacrifice stand out?Because it is "40 Upgrade".
The body is like a foal, but it has two horns on its head and two wings on its belly. This is probably what the ancients called the "Pegasus Divine Pony" should look like. There are also 4 animals attached to the body, a tiger on its neck, a dragon on its tail, a tiger and a dragon-like beast on the chest, and a phoenix bird on its cover.
In addition to the appearance, the sacrificial ornamentation is intricate and exquisite, and magnificent. Its two abdomen are decorated with retrospective tiger ear dragon patterns, chest decorated with dragons and tiger stripes, and the left and right hips are decorated with retrospective corolla dragon patterns, and the whole body is filled with fine thunder patterns.
Imaginative design and intricate craftsmanship make this bronze statue stand out as a treasure of the Archaeological Museum.
The Chinese Archaeological Museum, located at the north end of Beijing's central axis, has a building that looks like a ding, with the huge seal script "History" hanging high on the outer wall.
The bronze sacrifice of the Western Zhou Dynasty was unearthed in 1984 in the Western Zhou cemetery of Zhangjiapo, Chang'an, Shaanxi.
The beast with long horns like a horse "hangs" four animals on its body, the tail is a dragon, the cover is a phoenix bird, the head is a tiger, and the chest is like a tiger and a dragon, more like a dragon. Isn't this the "4 of the Sacrificial Honors."0 Upgrade"!
A vigorous dragon stands on the tail of the divine beast, and you can also see the exquisite shading of the divine beast.
A pouting phoenix bird stands upright on the lid of the utensil.
The horse resembles a horse, but it has horns on its head. It should be a tiger standing on its head.
Is this little beast on its chest a dragon or a tiger?Or visible fine shading.
The ribs of the mythical beast have ridges, like ribs with wings.
A majestic Pegasus horse. By the way, there is an inscription in this bronze sacrifice "Deng Zhong Zuo Bao Zun Yi", so it is also called Deng Zhong Sacrifice Zun.
The stone lions in front of the traditional building have been replaced in this museum with a stone replica of the bronze sacrifice of the Western Zhou Dynasty.
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