The general can not and imitation chinese bronze

Li Song Dynasty in the revised Code system in the process, advocating retro, anyhow Qin ritual. Huizong Grand Dynasty (AD 1107), set the proposed ceremony Bureau "imperial world seeking ancient artifacts, but also respect the system, MG, Ding, Yi's case" ("History of the Song Lai Chi II"). Song marks the official start of large-scale bronze sculpture replica.

As the court "imperial world seeking ancient device", so the excavation of the tomb has become a trend across the country, Shang and Zhou bronzes unearthed increasing. Newly discovered ancient bronze did not fully enter the palace, a large inflow of private collections, leading to the legalization of bronze transaction, there antiquities market.

Large-scale cast bronze imitation Huizong start to the festival and for the royal palace within the play. Result of years of war, this part of the official imitation bronze statue was mostly destroyed. "Big Sung clock" and "governance Ding", "Vision and respect for three years" is the survival of the material.

"Big Sung clock" is the system Huizong new music - music in the large Sheng bells. The bells from the Huizong chongning four years (AD 1105) the establishment of the "musical instrument manufacture" and "diarrhea Secretary" produced. "Big Sung clock" as Huizong reproduce the "new music" in the important instruments, governance was three years (AD 1113) to play over. Jingkang years (AD 1127) was Kinbyo looted to the north, part of the boat used for the gold Jiaomiao, Jin that "the joy of their ancient name of the boat used in this Jiaomiao Temple Song instruments made taboo, should all blow go, the more the system name. " Thus, "is taken from the harmony and meaning to the same" change moment "Japan." Now kept in museums at home and abroad "Big Sung clock" and "big and" a total of more than ten kinds of clock models. ˉ

"Big Sung clock" for the oval-shaped drum chimes, Ssangyong buttons, decorative coil snake body pattern, the front "Big Sung" section, the back of the cast has a legal name. The production is very delicate, the general can not and imitation chinese bronze, imitation of this device in addition to the official production regardless of cost, but also study music with the law and was cast chimes were used as specimens unearthed in the ancient bell. "Big Sung clock" is modeled on the spring and bell Newly Unearthed was made.

Huizong Takanori three generations towards retro merry, not only need to antique musical instruments, but also need antique gift container. "Governance Ding," the cast, on behalf of the height in authority towards the Shang dynasty antique capacity. It is the two ears full round belly three-column tripod. Ear devices on the rim, and the common Spring and Autumn since Fuer different. Its shape is popular in the business of the late Western Zhou Ding-shaped early. With high relief decoration of the body Animal Mask, a pattern for the end of mine, between the three groups ridge decoration apart, this is the late passage of the business. Based on the above characteristics of style, that "governance tripod" in imitation of casting, it is possible commercial tripod for later copies, but in decoration, since retro, bronze dragon can not help showing cautious.