The Story of Bronze

Chapter ¢ô External Decorations on Bronze Wares The Beauty of Decorative Patterns Taotie Pattern Dragon and Phoenix Patterns Changes of Decorative Patterns Composition of Bronze Decorative PatternsChapter ¢õ Inscriptions on Bronze Wares The Importance of Inscriptions on Bronze Wares Forms of Bronze Inscriptions Examples of Bronze InscriptionsChapter ¢ö CaUiqraphy on Bronzes Bronze InscriDtion Stroke Techniques Structure of Chinese Characters in Bronze Inscriptions Styles of Bronze InscriptionsChapter ¢÷ Music and the Bronzes Music of the Xia Dynasty Music and Musical Instruments in the Western Zhou Dynasty The Chimes of Marquis Yi of ZengChapter ¢ø The Castino of Bronze Wares The Sources of Copper and Tin Bronze Ware Foundries Casting and Decoration TechniquesChapter ¢ù Bronze Mirrors Types of Bronze Mirrors Bronze Mirrors before the Warring States Period Bronze Mirrors of the Han Dynasty Bronze Mirrors of the Tang Dynasty