What are the other characteristics of bronze inscriptions?

The characteristics of bronze inscriptions are as follows:

Bronze calligraphy in Shang Dynasty was produced on the basis of Oracle Bone Inscriptions. It has few words, slender fonts, vigorous and beautiful brushwork, heavy atmosphere, rigorous structure, dignified situation and its own charm. Someone once summed it up as two styles, one is thick and plump, with sharp edges and corners at the beginning and end, with a fat pen in the middle, and the other is thick and thin, with straight strokes and little or no edges and corners.

Judging from the style and style of calligraphy, the bronze inscriptions in the early Western Zhou Dynasty are generally delicate and graceful, with sharp strokes, obvious ripples, rigorous structure and free brushwork from beginning to end. The style of his early works is simple and unpretentious, and the hanging needle brushwork is more upright, which still has the influence of Oracle Bone Inscriptions.

Contents of bronze inscriptions

The content of inscriptions on bronze is a record of activities or events such as offering sacrifices, giving orders, imperial edicts, campaigns, hunting and covenants. All these reflect the social life at that time. The inscriptions on bronze inscriptions are neat and elegant, simple and heavy. Compared with Oracle Bone Inscriptions, they are more colorful. Bronze inscriptions are basically printed. These characters were discovered in the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, when someone sent a tripod excavated in Fenyang to the palace, and Emperor Wu named it Ding Yuan. Later, Jin Wen made one discovery after another.

Ouyang Xiu and Zhao Mingcheng were scholars in Song Dynasty. They were both good at writing, studying and recording inscriptions on bronze. The Mao inscription in the casting is very representative, with 32 lines and 497 words, which is the earliest bronze inscription unearthed. Mao's inscription is rigorous in structure, thin, smooth, even and neat, and it is a fine work in the bronze inscription. In addition, the inscription of Dahepan is also a masterpiece of bronze inscriptions.