In addition to zeng Houyi chime bells, hubei Provincial Museum also has this unique "black technology" cultural relic
Zeng Houyi jiangu base hubei Provincial Museum collection
Eight pairs of dragons intertwine with each other, with dragons on top of each other, and there are dozens of tangled small dragons sandwiched between them. It can be said that the dragon head is pinned to the dragon body, the dragon body is pinned to the dragon tail, and the dragon tail is pinned to the dragon head...
This will dragon act the role ofing develop acme, see the implement that gets a person dazzling is the treasure that Hubei province museum is outside again fame -- Ceng Hou yi builds drum base.
Unearthed map of Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng
In 1978, a tomb of the Warring States Period was unearthed in Leigudun, Suizhou city, Hubei Province. During the excavation, archaeologists found a large number of weapons, Musical Instruments, lacquerware and bronzes, with a total number of more than 15,000 pieces. According to expert research, the owner of the tomb is a vassal king of the Warring States period, marquis of the state "b", so this tomb was also named by experts as "Tomb of Marquis B". And Zeng Hou Yi builds drum base, it is this large tomb thousands of unearthed cultural relics in one.
tomb
As we all know, China's ancient bronze smelting, there are two peaks. One is from the late Shang Dynasty, representing the bronze wares unearthed from Yin Ruins in Anyang, such as the Simuwu square ding. However, although simuwu ding is large, its craft is not complicated. The second peak of the development of bronze ware is from the late Spring and Autumn period to the early Warring States period. The representative ware of this period is the bronze ware unearthed from the tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng, and the base of jiangu of Marquis Yi of Zeng is one of the leaders.
Details of zeng Houyi drum base
The bronze jiangu base is 50cm high and 80cm in diameter. There are several small dragons on the head, body and tail of each big dragon, giving people a strange feeling that is complicated and changeable, yet stretching and cheerful, vivid and orderly. One foreign visitor once spent a whole day trying to figure out how many dragons there were on the mountain, only to find that every time he tried to count them from a different Angle, the number would be different. But most people, after a dizzying number of crazy numbers, gave the answer of 108 dragons, of course, there are 118, 120, 128...
Details of zeng Houyi drum base
So since the name of the drum base, it really acted as a support drum body of the utility device? To figure out this problem, we have to figure out what Zeng Houyi jiangu is. If I show you a picture, the answer is clear.
Zeng Houyi jiangu
In the tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng, four pieces of drum cultural relics were unearthed, they are drum with handle, small flat drum, flat drum with ring, and a jian drum. When they were unearthed, the four drums had been damaged, and the drums covered by them had been rotten, leaving only their respective drum frames.
After restoration, it is easy to understand the playing style of other types of drums, but this drum remains unclear.
Experts are sorry to see the way jian Gu is played become a permanent mystery. When they were puzzled, an unearthed stone from the Han Dynasty revealed all the answers. Originally, the drum is vertically inserted into a drum rack to produce vocal music.
Han Dynasty stone statues
The following still is the scene of the jian Gu performance in the Han Dynasty restored in the film.
Still from House of Flying Daggers
The history of jiangu performance can be traced back to the Shang Dynasty to the Western Zhou Dynasty 3,000 years ago. It is one of the earliest drums in China and has been widely used in the Warring States Period. In "Guoyu · Wu Yu", it says: "Zai Chang (Chang: the name of the flag, with the sun and moon at its end. 2. Jianwu, bring the aid of bing acorn Ten thousand people thought it was a phalanx."
In han Dynasty, jiagu was decorated with tassel feather bao. When playing indoors, insert the wooden column straight through the drum body into the wooden seat and play with both hands; Outdoor performance, the left hand holds the wooden column, the right hand holds the single percussion play, pronunciation clear and bright, used for temple religious occasions.
The han dynasty JianGu
In the Tang Dynasty, the playing method was completely different. One person carried the drum in front and then one person held the drum instrument with both hands. It was used for marching honor guard and tiangong Jiyue music.
Details of zeng Houyi drum base
In addition, the experts also got a message about jiangu on the stone, namely the practical significance of jiangu playing. It turns out that the performance of the drum on the stone is not a reproduction of the tomb owner's life scene, but a ceremony to pray for the tomb owner's quick ascension to heaven. The wooden pole in jiangu stands for "setting a pole to offer sacrifices to heaven". The canopy and tassel on the top of the pole symbolize the Fairyland of Queen Mother of the West. Yu Bao hopes that the soul of the tomb owner can fly to the sky as easily as a bird, and get rid of the body as soon as possible to become immortal.
JianGu
So how was such a complex drum body forged? According to expert research, drum base is the use of the traditional casting method, by section casting, after welding and become. Besides, the thick dragon body on this drum stand is coiled, unlike other small decorations, so it is very difficult to weld after classification, and it is very difficult to form.
Details of zeng Houyi drum base
Even with the rapid development of science and technology in modern times, many national treasures have vivid replicas, but this drum base can not be restored because of its complicated casting process, so far there is no substitute.
