Modeling of Zhuang bronze drums

The modeling of the bronze drum itself is a kind of exquisite plastic arts, with bottomless belly, bent waist and bulging chest, giving people a sense of stability and fullness. The drum surface is the key decorative part, and the center is often decorated with sun patterns, while the periphery is decorated with halo rings. The ring belt near the drum is carved with exquisite carvings, mostly frogs, followed by knights, ox sledges, turtles and birds. Exaggerated, powerful, powerful and solemn. There are also many decorative paintings on the chest and waist. When bulging, the bottom is empty, resulting in the effect that density, emptiness and reality complement each other. These images are all made by carving or stamping technology on the mold blank, and the technique of line relief is adopted, so the portraits are vivid and concise, and the lines are strong and powerful. Portrait decoration can be divided into two categories: physical decoration and pattern decoration. There are sun patterns, heron patterns, deer patterns, dragon boat racing patterns and feather dance patterns. Yun Leiwen, circles, money and mats are patterns. These image patterns are often repeated or rotated images and compositions, which have a strong overall artistic effect and show a reasonable decorative layout. The image of the drum chest belt is in the form of a long scroll, while the pattern of the drum waist belt is independent and cyclical.