National Treasure on the Fingertips 39

Wen Xiaojuan, a reporter from Henan Daily Client

The character decoration is an important part of the theme of the bronze decoration of the Shang and Zhou dynasties. The stage of the image is very significant. The transformation of the "God" person gradually to the realistic individual or group has expressed the ancestors' awareness of themselves. It reflects that during the Shang and Zhou dynasties, people were affected by social thoughts in different times when shaping the image of the characters.

This bronze man mask hidden in the Pingdingshan Museum is 18 cm tall, 14.2 cm wide, 3.7 cm thick, and weighs 447 grams. The front of the mask is raised on the front, as the side of the human face, imitating the outline of the facial features such as the eyebrows, eyes, nose, mouth, and ears. The hair is combed with a dense and dense direction, and squeezed in the back of the head; the eyebrows are bulging, and it is covered with parallel convex lines for eyebrows; eyebrows and hair are engraved with twists and turns on the shape of human glyphs; There is a hole in the hole, and there is a nearly circular nostril under the nose. The back of the back is depressed, with a pair of small perforations on the top of the head, the bridge of the nose, the jaw, and the back of the head, which may be tied to the face of the human face or fixed in a certain position, as the props or worship of the witch dance.

"The Book of Rites" records, "The Zhou people are still respected, the ghosts respect the gods, and they are loyal to the people." The mask is accompanied by the emergence of primitive religion. Worshiping a mysterious veil for the culture of the country, it also shows that at that time, the aristocracy of Ying Guo not only had a high social status, but also had supreme power, giving people a sense of distance, making people awe -inspiring heart Essence

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Design and production: Wang Wen analyzed, Su Yifei, Zhai Chao, Zhao Lei, Meng Yuntao, Zhang Liao, Zhao Miaomiao

Museum support: Jin Hua, Wang Jie, Gong Rie, Fang Jingyuan, Liu Qiuge, Dang Qinhua

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