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Chapter 1812 The most precious, Chen Zhang round pot
The internal structure of the hollow bronzes is very recurrent and changeable.

For example, the Chen Zhang Pot in the air-permeable bronze ware has three layers of structure.

Among them, the copper stalks under the plum pattern inside are intertwined with each other.

Among them, the mold, model, and core use reasonable interlacing means to interlace the copper stalks in the open bronze ware. This technique is the characteristic of the copper stalks in the open bronze ware.

The structures in bronze were more and more complex over time.

Among them, there are many hollow bronzes, which are designed layer by layer.

Different patterns are designed in layers, and each detour is filled with mud cores between the connections of the patterns. These are the characteristics of hollow bronzes.

The technical characteristics of hollow bronzes are naturally very special, and the production technology is not simple.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Zenghou Yipanzun in the air-permeable bronze ware is one of the classics.

It is composed of 19 variants of panchi patterns, which form 12 pattern units.

According to the orderly combination method, the pattern units are combined together.

Only in this way can each pattern be independently connected or not.

The support between each other is to keep it firm by the copper stalk, so that the air is formed.

As for the dragon pattern on Chen Zhang's pot, each dragon pattern is connected to each other by plum blossom nails.

Among them, the dragon pattern on the shoulder of Chen Zhang's pot is joined together by six plum blossom nails.

The dragon pattern on the abdomen of Chen Zhang Hu uses 18 plum-blossom nails to divide it into four levels, thus forming many interlaced hollows.

According to the comparison of Chen Zhang Hu and Zeng Hou Yi Pan Zun in various aspects, it can be clearly seen that Chen Zhang Hu is higher than Zeng Hou Yi Pan Zun in terms of the complexity of the air penetration.

Zenghou Yipanzun was very familiar with Chen Wenzhe, but he was not very familiar with Chen Zhanghu, so he only knew about it.

It is naturally not easy to compare with Zeng Houyi Pan Zun.

The full name of this pot should be the copper pot with gold and silver inlaid with wire mesh in the Warring States period, also known as the Chen Zhang round pot.

It is a wine container in the middle of the Warring States period. It was unearthed on February 1982, 2 in Nanyao Village, Mahu Village, Mudian Township, Xuyi County, Jiangsu Province, and is now in the collection of Jinling Museum.

Warring States period copper pot with gold and silver inlaid with wire mesh, 24 cm in height, 12.8 cm in diameter, 22.2 cm in belly diameter, 13.8 cm in ring foot diameter, and weighs 6250 grams.

It is composed of the body and the net cover on the shoulder and abdomen.

The body of the vessel has a wide mouth, a long neck, a round belly, and ring feet.

An inscription recording the capacity of the jug is engraved along the mouth of the vessel.

The words "Chen Zhang's Conquest of Yan (Yan)" are engraved on the outside of the circle, reflecting the war between Qi State and Yan State in 315 BC.

The reason why it is famous must be related to the craftsmanship.

The craftsmanship of this work is as complicated as that of Zenghou Yipan Zun, and it can even be said to exceed a lot in some aspects.

This pot has an open mouth, a high neck, a round abdomen, a retracted lower abdomen, a flat bottom, and a round seat.

The shoulders and belly of the pot are welded with vertical and horizontal flower branches.

The flowers are welded on the flower branches, and the flowers are composed of five petals and stamens.

The petals are as thin as hair, and there are 570 six peach blossoms in full bloom.

Gold and silver interlaced copper rings are welded on the flowers on the upper abdomen, and four linings are welded around the rings.

In the middle of the root of the two corners of the head of the shop, a round bead is inlaid.

The curved horn tip is cast into a dragon head.

The dragon opened its mouth with a tongue in its mouth, and two pairs of small teeth were exposed on both sides of its lips, the tips were as small as needle points.

Four gold and silver tiger-shaped handles are welded on the abdomen, with copper rings on the upper end and flowers on the lower end, which are arranged alternately with the shop head.

The body of the tiger is curved, the head is downward, the mouth is wide open, the front and rear feet are separated, and the claws are holding the cylinder.

The copper wire mesh cover is made of 96 curly dragons and 570 six plum blossom nails, which are interlaced and buckled.

In the middle of the net cover, there is a copper hoop with staggered gold and cloud patterns. On the hoop, there are four alternate beast head rings and four inverted beasts in relief. There are staggered gold and silver patterns on the rings and standing beasts.

The neck and foot of the pot, and the shoulders and abdomen under the net cover are decorated with gold and silver oblique grid moiré respectively.

The pot base is round, and the plane has a hollowed-out circular lining pattern.

The neck and seat of the pot are covered with gold and silver flakes and gold and silver threads to form a geometric pattern.

This Warring States copper pot with gold and silver inlaid with wire mesh is superb in craftsmanship, unique in shape, beautiful and natural in shape, and exquisite in craftsmanship.

It is a bronze pot decorated with a three-layer network three-dimensional hollow net cover composed of long dragons and plum blossom nails.

The outside of the pot body is decorated with a copper wire mesh cover, which is divided into upper and lower halves.

The upper part is connected to the shoulder of the pot body, and the lower part starts from the edge of the ring foot seat.

The upper and lower sides are fitted on the ampulla, and the fitting is decorated with a horizontal hoop.

The net cover is a three-dimensional hollowed-out three-layer network structure, which is formed by curling and undulating long dragons coiled up and down, left and right, with their heads and tails interlaced and intertwined with each other.

The joints of the two dragons are curled up and connected with plum blossom nails. The plum blossom nails penetrate the inner and outer three-layer network.

There are 48 long dragons in the upper part of the net cover, each of which curls up and down three times.

There are 48 vertical rows of plum blossom nails, three in each row, 140 in total;
There are also 48 long dragons in the lower part, each of which curls up and down nine times.

There are also 48 firm rows of plum blossom nails, nine in each row, 430 in total, and the casting process is very complicated.

The horizontal hoop at the junction of the two halves of the net cover is also decorated with golden flowing cloud patterns.

There are also four plain face rings and four standing animal vertical ring ears arranged alternately. The standing good is in the shape of a tiger, and the whole body is decorated with gold and silver.

The casting process of this copper pot with gold and silver inlays inlaid with wire mesh in the Warring States Period is so delicate and complicated that some researchers believe that it cannot be achieved by the fan casting method.

It can only be obtained by using the lost wax investment method of precision casting.

The body of the pot is decorated with golden squares and cloud patterns, and is covered with a net cover. The upper half of the net cover is cast and connected to the shoulder of the pot body.

The gap between the net cover and the pot body is only 1 mm, and the diameter of the copper wire of the dragon body is 2.5 mm.

It is unimaginable to form a network with such fine copper wires. It is necessary to know that the total thickness of the three-layer network is only 16 mm.

In addition, this copper pot brought the use of the lost wax method back to the Warring States Period.

This is just the casting method and hollowing process. In this bronze ware, gold and silver and inlay techniques are also used.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, although there were many air-permeable bronze wares, among them, the gold and silver bronze wares were the most precious.

Among these air-permeable bronze wares mixed with gold and silver, there is gold and silver mixed on the body of the bronze wares.

Even in some bronzes, gemstones are inlaid in eyes or other patterns, which are even more precious items of hollow bronzes.

There are quite a few of these air-permeable bronze objects mixed with gold and silver, such as the tripod with the four-petal pattern of the cirrus cloud with the mixed gold and silver, the lid bean with the golden pan animal pattern, the sacrificial statue with the golden cloud pattern, and some precious bronzes such as the Chen Zhang pot.

Among them, the most precious one is the Chen Zhang pot. The neck, body, four standing beasts, four rings, four bands and the base of the Chen Zhang pot are all inlaid with gold and silver.

Therefore, the Chen Zhang pot is not only an expressive bronze ware, but also a more precious bronze ware among the bronze ware.

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