Owl, also known as owl, is a collective name for birds such as owls in ancient China.
In the Shang Dynasty, the owl was a sacred bird loved and worshipped by merchants. Some experts believe that merchants revere the "owl" as a "god of war bird", which is a symbol of victory over the enemy; some experts believe that the merchant uses the "owl" as a symbol of status and power... Therefore, there are many bronze or jade objects made from "owls".
Figure 1.2 "Women's Good" bronze owl zun, during the Shang Dynasty Wuding period, excavated in 1976 in The Tomb of Yin Xu Women's Good in Anyang City, Henan Province. It is 45.9 cm high, 16.4 cm in diameter and weighs 16.7 kg. The shape of the owl's artifacts is vivid and vivid, the shape is majestic, the pattern is gorgeous, the concept is clever, and the feet and tail of the owl form three stable fulcrums. The whole bronze is not only beautifully decorated and patterned, but also the earliest bird-shaped wine statue found so far. As one of the finest bronzes in the Chinese Shang Dynasty, one of the cultural relics prohibited from being exhibited abroad, and one of the "Treasures of the Nine Towns" of the Henan Museum.
Lady good inscription of the Owl
Women good owl zun, Wuding period, beautiful shape, forbidden to export cultural relics.
Figure 3.4.5 The most cute bronze owl, excavated in Erlangpo Village, Shilou County, Shanxi Province in 1956, is now in the Shanxi Museum 19.7 cm high, 12 cm in mouth length and 8.6 cm short in diameter. Width 13.4cm. For wine containers. It is shaped like two owl standing opposite each other. The lid is a double owl head, ring eyes, a pointed beak, curved eyebrows, and four square pillar buttons in the center of the cover, decorated with thunder patterns. The abdomen is made of a double owl body, the sub-mouth is slightly retracted, and the belly of the hanging drum is decorated with curly wing patterns. Under the body are four claws, two in two opposites. The lids and abdomen are closed, and the two owls stand with their heads held high.
Super cute "owl" and conjoined yo
The most cute bronze
The most cute owl - Shanxi Provincial Museum
Figure 6.7 My good friend Magpie I met on the run felt very similar to Figure 3.
Friends I meet while running
When you meet a magpie, there will be Yu Qingha
Figure 8.9.10 Late Spring and Autumn Wine Vessel, through the height of 26.5 cm, width of 13.5 cm, out of the soil in Taiyuan, Shanxi Jinsheng Village, is one of the most famous Chinese bronzes in the United States Freer Art Museum, the whole vessel cast into a ferocious owl, pointed beak, bird head and identity, combined with mortise, can be opened and closed. Bird jewelry feathers, backstrings and dotted patterns. The neck is decorated with deformed stamps, the inner fill is back, the shoulders are engraved with dragon patterns, the back is decorated with high relief feathers, the abdomen is decorated with scales and hammers, and the feet are decorated with cloud patterns. The inscription is suspected of being made by Zhao Xiangzi.
The detailed picture of the part of the owl is vivid
Inscription: Zi Cha Lang Bird
The Freer Museum of Art in the United States is wrong with gold bronze owl
The above three bronze owl ware are the most exquisite devices. Unfortunately, it can't all be saved in China!