"Family Collection" continues to pay attention to the special program "Follow the Cultural Relics to See the Past and the Present". Today, we see a bronze cylinder with a very high level of casting. So, where can you see its superb craftsmanship?
This Han Dynasty bronze cylinder was unearthed in Xinshan Town, Anyuan County, and is now the treasure of the Anyuan Museum. Unfortunately, its lid and handle are missing.
The fact that this is so thin for bronze is a reflection of the craftsmanship of the craftsmen. In addition, the ornamentation is also very exquisite, if you look closely, you can see the lines depicted on it, and if you follow the lines, you can see the characters and ship shapes formed by the combination of lines.
Zhang Sijie, former deputy director of the Ganzhou Museum, introduced that the pattern on the tube is likely to describe a sacrificial scene, the ancients used the dragon as a totem to worship and sacrifice, and the boat was engraved with a dragon head and dragon tail, just like the dragon boat of the Dragon Boat Festival.
Judging from the casting process, this bronze did not use the model casting method popular in the Central Plains, but was engraved with thread, and its ornamentation was beautiful and concise, reflecting the sacrificial customs of the family tribe at that time.