Spring and Autumn Warring States enamel bronze beans

Bronze beans are ancient prawn sauces, condiments or clams. Its importance in the bronze ritual can be reflected in the word "courtesy." The word “courtesy” is constructed by adding “豊” or “丰” next to the “礻” representing the sacrifice. The word “feng” formed of seedlings or jade in the bean embodies the role played by the ritual bronze bean in praying for harvest.

The pang hu ǐ 纹 豆 大 大 大 大 大 大 大 大 大 大 大 大 大 大 大 大 大 大 是 是 是 是 是 是 是 是 是 是 是 是 是 是 是 是 是 是 是 是 是 是 是. The center of this bean cover is a circular catcher. The mother-in-law has a round bulging belly, a lying beast as an ear, and an animal's tail as a cocoon. The bean especially pays attention to the ear decoration, the volume of moire and scales on the ears, and the sense of relief is very strong. Covered with enamel stripes, the ribbons are spaced at intervals, and the upper abdomen is also decorated with enamel stripes. Short and fine shank on both sides of the pleated sheet-shaped ring foot, dotted with dots, decorated with long snakes. The main body of the bean is decorated with enamel patterns, and the patterns are detailed and dense. It is fresh and refined. The technique also uses the impression-pressing technology, which obviously belongs to the style of beans in the Spring and Autumn Period.

The ancient bronze ware was cast from a certain proportion of copper, tin and lead. According to scholars' research, "Most of the bronze wares of the Shang dynasty were copper-tin alloys, of which copper accounted for more than 70%, the lead content of the bronze wares of the Western Zhou Dynasty was relatively high, and the composition of tin was increased. The bronze composition of the Spring and Autumn Period, the Warring States period and the Qin and Han dynasties The ratio of copper to tin is generally 79:21. The amount of tin in the alloy composition of the copper mirror is greatly increased, and therefore, the bronze mirror is brittle and has an off-white luster. The brightness of this bean should be a change in the ratio of copper, tin, and lead, and the composition of tin significantly increased. Tin is both valuable and lacking. It can be seen that the owner of the bean has a higher rank and status. The bean is not only elegantly shaped, but also vivid and delicate in design. It is a standard device for the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States period. Very valuable.