1, animal decoration, character decoration, geometric decoration
The earliest bronze decoration appeared in the late Xia Dynasty. In Shang Dynasty, the decoration became mysterious and complicated, including animal decoration, figure decoration and geometric decoration. Among them, animal decoration is the most important decoration.
2. Classical decoration
Decorative patterns in Shang and Zhou dynasties can be roughly divided into three types: classical style, Zhou Chinese style and Huai style. Classical ornamentation represents certain religious and political power, which has a certain relationship with the sacrificial culture at that time.
3. Mid-week decoration
In the middle and late Western Zhou Dynasty, the mid-Zhou decorative pattern became the mainstream decorative pattern, and the classical gluttonous pattern and animal pattern almost disappeared, replaced by the bird pattern and dragon pattern.
4. pregnant mode
After entering the early Spring and Autumn Period, Huai-style ornamentation appeared. The gluttonous patterns in Huai-style decorative patterns have reappeared, but the mysterious power in their own decorative patterns has been removed, followed by many characteristics of the times.
5, water station decoration
During the Warring States period, new decorative patterns such as water stations, hunting and mulberry picking appeared. It can be said that bronze decorative patterns change with the changes of society.