Oracle bone script is an ancient Chinese writing, an early form of Chinese characters, and is sometimes considered one of the calligraphy styles of Chinese characters. It is also the oldest mature writing from the Chinese dynasty period. Oracle bone inscriptions are also called "deeds", "oracle bone inscriptions" or "tortoise and animal bone inscriptions".
The value of oracle bone inscriptions include
1. Historical value
Oracle bone inscriptions record and reflect the political and economic conditions of the Shang Dynasty, mainly referring to the late Shang Dynasty in China (former 14th to 11th century B.C.) The royal family used it for divination and recording events and inscribed characters on tortoise shells or animal bones.
2. Philological value
After the demise of the Yin Shang Dynasty and the rise of the Zhou Dynasty, oracle bone inscriptions were still used for a period of time. It is the earliest known systematic writing form in China. It inherits from the original Engraved symbols, followed by bronze inscriptions, are key forms in the development of Chinese characters and are known as "the earliest Chinese characters". Modern Chinese characters evolved from oracle bone inscriptions.
Oracle bone inscriptions play an extremely important role in the long history of the development of Chinese characters, and are well-deserved as the originator of modern Chinese characters. The germination of Chinese characters in our country probably appeared in the engraved symbols on pottery pieces in the late Neolithic Age. However, although these carved characters already have the prototype of characters, they are all simple symbols and single characters without a complete system and rules. The earliest writing that really has a certain system and relatively strict rules is the oracle bone inscriptions. According to research, there are about 4,500 unique words in oracle bone inscriptions, and about 1,700 known words, and these words are not all the characters in use at that time. Oracle bone inscriptions are valuable materials for studying ancient characters.
3. Economic Value
First, "Oracle Bone Calligraphy" is the art of oracle bone calligraphy
The so-called "Oracle Bone Calligraphy" generally has two meanings.
The first refers to calligraphy works that are based on the font structure and calligraphy characteristics of oracle bone inscriptions of the Shang and Zhou dynasties and are neatly copied. This type of work can collect ancient characters and combine them into new sentences as needed. The content is new, but the characters are as elegant and interesting as those written by the Yin people three thousand years ago.
Another meaning refers to modern calligraphy works that draw on the characteristics of oracle bone inscriptions and create their own. They regard oracle bone inscriptions as a kind of inspiration, just a hint of inspiration in artistic creation, rather than pursuing "likeness". Therefore, they did not strictly follow the calligraphy characteristics of oracle bone inscriptions, but may have combined the characteristics of various ancient characters such as oracle bone inscriptions, bronze inscriptions, and Warring States characters. Although this kind of calligraphy art is related to ancient philology, it does not follow the same trend.
Second, the collection value of oracle bone inscriptions
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