Cultural interactions during the Zhou period (c. 1000-350 B.C.) : : a study of networks from the Suizao corridor / / Beichen Chen.

This volume concerns the cultural interactions during the Zhou period of China (c.a. 1000-350 BCE) between the Suizao corridor (near the present-day Yangtze River region) and its contemporaries within or outside the Zhou realm. It mainly, but not exclusively, concentrates on bronze ritual vessels fr...

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Place / Publishing House:Oxford : : Archaeopress Archaeology,, [2019]
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Year of Publication:2019
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (151 pages) :; illustrations, maps
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents Page
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Acknowledgements
  • Chapter I Introduction
  • 1. Social background
  • 2. Archaeological background
  • 3. Geographical background
  • 4. Literature review
  • 5. Research approach
  • 6. Research framework
  • 7. Chapter outline
  • Figure 1. Distribution of important sites dated to the Shang and Zhou period. Drawn by Beichen Chen.
  • Figure 2. Distribution of the main locations of Jī lineages and non-Jī lineages in the Zhou period. After Khayutina 2014, map I.
  • Figure 3. Layout of the main tombs and chariot/horse pits of the Jin marquis cemetery. Redrawn after Beijingdaxue kaogu wenbo xueyuan and Shanxi sheng kaogu yanjiusuo 2001: fig. 1.
  • Figure 4. Profile and chamber layout of M62 in the Jin marquis cemetery. Redrawn after Shanxi sheng kaogu yanjiusuo and Beijingdaxue kaoguxi 1994a: figs. 9 and 10.
  • Figure 5. Profile and chamber layout of Zhuyuangou M13. Redrawn after Lu Liancheng and Hu Zhisheng 1988: figs. 33 and 34.
  • Figure 6. Bird's eye view of a waist pit and a sacrificial dog inside Dahekou M2139. Redrawn after Xie Yaoting 2012: 15.
  • Figure 7. Profile and chamber layout of Shigushan M3. Redrawn after Shigushan kaogudui 2013: figs. 3 and 11.
  • Figure 8. Bird's eye view of Hengshui M2 and Dahekou M1. Redrawn after Shanxi sheng kaogu yanjiusuo et al. 2006b: pl. 5.3, and Xie Yaoting 2012: 27.
  • Figure 10. Liulihe tomb M1193 and its four 'sloping ramps'. Redrawn after Zhongguo shehui kexueyuan kaogu yanjiusuo and Beijing shi wenwu yanjiusuo Liulihe kaogudui 1990: pl. 1.1.
  • Figure 9. Dahekou tomb M1 and its four inclined tunnels. Redrawn after Xie Yaoting 2012: 17-18.
  • Figure 11. Layout and major burials of the Yejiashan cemetery. Redrawn after Hubei sheng bowuguan et al. 2013: 12.
  • Figure 12. Layout and major burials of Guojiamiao cemetery. Redrawn after Xiangfan shi kaogudui et al. 2005: fig. 3.
  • Figure 13. Layout of Wenfengta cemetery. Redrawn after Hubei sheng wenwu kaogu yanjiusuo 2013: fig. 1.
  • Figure 14. Local river network in the Suizao corridor, and three zones of the main Zeng burials in Zhou period. Drawn by Beichen Chen.
  • Figure 15. General map of the arc of territory. Redrawn after Tong Enzheng 1986: 19.
  • Figure 16. Map of extended river network. Drawn by Beichen Chen.
  • Figure 17. A sketch of general river network. Drawn based on Figure 16, by Beichen Chen.
  • Figure 18. Early documented Zeng bronzes: Zeng-shi-ji-X pan. Redrawn after Xue Shanggong 1986: 332-333.
  • Figure 19. Early documented Zeng bronzes: a) Zeng bo fu
  • b) Zeng zhong pan. Redrawn after Ruan Yuan 1937: 69-70, and 107.
  • Figure 20. Excavated Sui bronzes: Sui dasima Jiayou zhi xing ge (Wenfengta M21: 1). Redrawn after Hubei sheng wenwu kaogu yanjiusuo and Suizhou shi bowuguan 2014a: fig. 45 (scale is not provided).
  • Figure 21. Collected Sui bronzes: Sui zhong mi jia ding. Redrawn after Cao Jinyan 2011: figs. 1 and 2 (scale is not provided).
  • Figure 22. A comparison of rounded ding. Redrawn after Hubei sheng wenwu kaogu yanjiusuo and Suizhou shi bowuguan 2011a: fig 62.1
  • Beijing shi wenwu yanjiusuo 1995: fig. 76.a
  • Lu Liancheng and Hu Zhisheng 1988: fig. 36.1.
  • Figure 23. A comparison of flamboyant style bronzes. Redrawn after Wang Jiayou 1961: pl. 1
  • Suizhou shi bowuguan 2009: no. 35
  • Hubei sheng bowuguan et al. 2013: 217
  • Lu Liancheng and Hu Zhisheng 1988: figs. 19 and 79.
  • Figure 24. A comparison of matching sets of ding vessel. Redrawn after Henan sheng wenwu kaogu yanjiusuo and Sanmenxia shi wenwu gongzuodui 1999: fig. 22.1
  • Beijingdaxue kaoguxi and Shanxi sheng kaogu yanjiusuo 1995: fig. 37.3.
  • Hubei sheng wenwu kaogu yan
  • Figure 25. Suizao bronzes with southern traditions. Redrawn after Tan Weisi 2003: 117-118
  • Hubei sheng bowuguan 2007: 38 and 43
  • Anhui sheng wenwu guanli weiyuanhui 1956: fig. 13
  • and Henan sheng wenwu yanjiusuo et al. 1991: fig. 49.
  • Figure 26. Suizao bronzes with northern traditions. Redrawn after Hubei sheng bowuguan 1989: M1-C65
  • Taiyuan shi wenwu kaogu yanjiusuo 2004: 25
  • and private photos took on 21 September 2012 by Beichen Chen.
  • Figure 27. Location of major sites in the Suizao corridor around 11th century BC. Drawn by Beichen Chen.
  • Figure 28. Key features on E flamboyant style bronzes - (a) human-eyed animal masks
  • (b) hooked flanges and variations
  • and (c) underside bells. Redrawn after Suizhou shi bowuguan 2009: nos. 31, 32, and 35
  • and images of E Hou gui in Shanghai Museum, view
  • Figure 29. Distribution of major burials of Zeng lords and their consorts in Yejiashan site, and key features of their burial practice. Redrawn after Hubei sheng bowuguan et al. 2013: 12.
  • Figure 30. Key features on Zeng flamboyant bronzes - (a) Imaginary animal-shaped lids on lei
  • (b) T-shaped flanges on lei
  • (c) projecting horns on he and lei
  • d) underside bells on lei and gui
  • and e) special-shaped weapons. Redrawn after Hubei sheng bowu
  • Figure 31. 'New style' of Shang casting on Xiaomintun clay moulds, and the related examples on bronzes: a) parallel lines and dragon scheme
  • b) triangular motif and dragon in profile
  • c) rectangular structure under handle. Redrawn after Li et al. 2007: fi
  • Figure 32. 'Yue Zi' ding. Redrawn after Hubei sheng wenwu kaogu yanjiusuo and Suizhou shi bowuguan 2011: fig. 21.
  • Figure 33. Zhuwajie flamboyant style lei: a) animal head
  • and b) eyed flange. Redrawn after Chengdu wenwu kaogu yanjiusuo 2005: pl. I.
  • and private photos took on 18 September 2012 by Beichen Chen.
  • Figure 34. Flamboyant style bronzes: a) five lei and one gui from Yejiashan
  • and b) a set of square lei, you, and zun from Yangzishan. Redrawn after Hubei sheng bowuguan et al. 2013: 92-99, 132-135, and 216-219
  • Suizhou shi bowuguan 2009: nos. 31, 32, and
  • Figure 35. Casting defects on Yejiashan M27 bronze lei: a) asymmetric animal head
  • b) simplified elephant trunks and spillovers. Imitated features on Yangzishan set: c) eyed flange
  • d) pinstripe eyebrows. Redrawn after Hubei sheng bowuguan et al. 2013: 13
  • Figure 36. Bronze vessels with underside bells: a) five gui from Shaanxi Baoji
  • b) two gui from Shanxi Yicheng
  • c) three gui from Hubei Suizhou
  • d) four lei from Hubei Suizhou. Redrawn after Lu Liancheng and Hu Zhisheng 1988: pls. iv, v, and xix
  • Yan Hong
  • Figure 37. Bronze gu with an underside bell. Redrawn after Zhongguo qingtongqi quanji bianji weiyuanhui 1998: no.65
  • and Xie Qingshan and Yang Shaoshun 1960: 51.
  • Figure 38. Rings and sign of use on Yejiashan M111 metropolitan bronze lei vessel. Redrawn after Hubei sheng bowuguan et al. 2013: 136-137.
  • Figure 39. Rings and underside bells on Yejiashan M27 bronze lei. Redrawn after Hubei sheng bowuguan et al. 2013: 216-219
  • and private photos took on 17 September 2014 by Beichen Chen.
  • Figure 40. Identical designed Shang and Zhou vessels: Fu Yi ding (M2: 4), and Zeng hou Jian ding (M2: 5). Redrawn after Hubei sheng bowuguan et al. 2013: 170, and 175.
  • Figure 41. Seven lei vessels with similar decorative motifs. Redrawn after Wang Jiayou 1961: figs. 1, 2, and 5
  • Zhongguo kexueyuan kaogu yanjiusuo et al. 1974: fig. 4 and pl. I
  • Chengdu wenwu kaogu yanjiusuo 2005: pl. 1v
  • and Hubei sheng bowuguan et al. 2.
  • Figure 42. Rubbings of animal masks and dragons in profile on related lei. Redrawn after Wang Jiayou 1961: figs. 1, 2, and 5
  • Zhongguo kexueyuan kaogu yanjiusuo et al. 1974: fig. 4 (part of the rubbings are redrawn based on direct observations by Beichen
  • Figure 43. Distribution of the reported Zeng sites in the Suizao corridor, dated between mid-9th and mid-7th century BC. Drawn by Beichen Chen.
  • Figure 44. Bronze matching sets of ding and gui vessels found at Sujialong tomb M1 (1966). Redrawn after Hubei sheng wenwu kaogu yanjiusuo 2007: 11-47.
  • Figure 45. Bronze matching sets of gui vessels found at Sujialong tomb M2. Redrawn after Hubei sheng wenwu kaogu yanjiusuo 2011: fig. 3.
  • Figure 46. Layout of the Sujialong site: 1) 1966 Sujialong (marked by a dark triangle)
  • and 2008 Sujialong M2. Redrawn after Hubei sheng wenwu kaogu yanjiusuo 2011: fig. 1.
  • Figure 47. Layout of the Guojiamiao cemetery. Redrawn after Xiangfan shi kaogudui et al. 2005: fig. 3.
  • Figure 48. Burial assemblages in Guojiamiao cemetery: a) 2 ding vessels and a damaged leg of ding from GM17
  • b) a set of bells from GM21
  • and c) a bronze yue from GM21. Redrawn after Xiangfan shi kaogudui et al. 2005: figs. 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 21, 5
  • Figure 49. Drawings of a selection of ritual bronzes of the four generations of the Wei clan, buried in Zhuangbai Hoard no.1: a) the Zhe vessels
  • b) the Feng vessels
  • c) the Qiang vessels
  • d) the Xing vessels. Redrawn after Rawson 1989: figs. 5 and 6.
  • Figure 50. A comparison of the burial assemblages from Yejiashan M28 and Sujialong M1 (1966). Redrawn after Hubei sheng wenwu kaogu yanjiusuo 2007: 11-47
  • and Hubei sheng bowuguan 2013: 52-102.
  • Figure 51. A comparison of the burial assemblages from Sujialong M1 (1966) and Sanmenxia M2001. Redrawn after Henan sheng wenwu kaogu yanjiusuo and Sanmenxia shi wenwu gongzuodui 1999: 30-79.