Oracle Bone Inscriptions's physical structure has been independent and tends to fit, and a large number of pictophonetic characters have appeared. It inherits the original carving symbols, enlightens the bronze inscriptions, and is the key form of the development of Chinese characters, which is called "the earliest Chinese characters". Modern Chinese characters evolved from Oracle Bone Inscriptions. In a total of * * * 65,438+million Oracle bones, there are more than 4,000 different characters and figures, of which about 2,800 characters have been recognized.
Oracle Bone Inscriptions's style types: first, vigorous, second, beautiful and light, third, neat and regular, fourth, elegant and exquisite, fifth, plump and Gu Zhuo. In short, although Oracle Bone Inscriptions is a carved character, his brushwork is meaningful, his style is mixed, or his skeleton is open, which makes people feel relaxed and happy. Or fine silk Xiu Xiu, in the form of hairpin flowers, between the lines, there are many exquisite calligraphy.
Oracle Bone Inscriptions's Excavation and Collection
Oracle Bone Inscriptions was first identified by antique dealers and inscriptions in 1898. Later, King Oracle Bone Inscriptions, the father of China, carried out a large-scale excavation in Yin Ruins (Xiaotun Village, Anyang, Henan Province), and unearthed a large number of tortoise shells and animal bones. Coupled with sporadic collection in other places, more than 100,000 articles have been collected so far, of which a single article is the longest100 words, which shows the embryonic form of practical writing.
China National Museum has the largest collection of Oracle bones in China and even in the world, with 3565 1 piece. Most of them are donated by famous artists and bought from private individuals and shops. Among them, Mr. Liu Tizhi has the largest collection, with 150 boxes and more than 28,000 pieces. Oracle bones collected by the National Library are also recorded in Luo Zhenyu's Book of Yin Ruins, Hu Houxuan's Collection of Newly Acquired Oracle bones in Beijing and Tianjin after World War II, Guo Moruo's Collection of Nazi Yin Qi and Guo Ruoyu's Collection of Yin Qi.
The National Library of China is also rich in Oracle Bone Inscriptions rubbings. In addition to Oracle bone inscriptions, there are 18 volumes and four letters, with more than 28,000 volumes. In the Collection of Oracle Bone Inscriptions edited by Guo Moruo, there are more than ten kinds of Oracle Bone Inscriptions rubbings in the collection.
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