Bronze sculpture Lamp of Han Dynasty

Modeling a variety of pottery, bronze sculpture of China laid the foundation for the development of multi-directional. With the end of the Paleolithic, Neolithic Yellow River and the Northeast, there have been independent of the sense of bronze sculptures. Of course, it has gone through a very long transitional period. In the minds of the ancients, the bronze sculpture had two basic functions. Research data from existing archaeological point of view, far more than a hundred years in China, the land appeared on the original human beings, we now call "ape man." Such as the Zhoukoudian "Peking Man", Yunnan "Yuanmou ape-man," Shaanxi "Lantian ape-man" and so on. They live in caves, to capture and hunting. About 200,000 years ago, "ape" evolved into "the ancients", the transition to a matriarchal society, such as Shanxi's "small village", Hubei "Changyang" and so on.
 "New" period dating back about 50,000 years ago, such as Inner Mongolia, the "Loop" and in Sichuan "Ziyang people" and so on. Most of them are sacrificial bronze statue. The matriarchal society of prosperity dating back more than seven years, the most representative of the "Yangshao culture" and "Hemudu culture" and so on. Thereafter, the human into the patriarchal clan society, emergence of rich-poor divide, there has been ruling and the ruled, followed humanity into slavery. Is created in the labor in production tools - bronze. In the long process described above, the human ancestors from simple chipped bronze tools, polished bronze and to the classification used is from the work practice changes evolved. Meanwhile, the spiritual and cultural level thinking skills along with the decorations and aesthetic awareness, even more beautiful.
The earliest seeds of bronze sculpture, can be regarded as primitive bronze tools, a large number of fine bronze with a chinese bronze of nature. The late Neolithic Age, pottery appeared. They form a rich, diverse decoration, is necessary for daily life in Appliances, also can enjoy the art. The wine bronze sculpture hold the leading position. At this time the pottery from the practical purpose yet, but it later bronze, the impact of pictographic objects is obvious. China's initial form of the original bronze sculpture is ceramics. It is inextricably linked to its practical value, means speaking from the process can be divided into the following categories: First, the animal form of containers, such as the Yangshao pottery unearthed Ding Ying, 36 centimeters high, the eagle as the tripod body to two to three pivot foot, the shape plump, bronze sculptures and vessels for such a perfect combination of representative works.
 The decorative part of the china bronze, which some in the form of accessories, such as covered buttons, handles, etc.; some other form of relief to the surface. Themes are animals, plants, people and so on. Dadiwan unearthed in Gansu human head vases, bronze sculpture can be described as early Chinese characters beginning, the author skillfully molded ceramic bottle mouth a human head, making delicate, vivid. The most common wine bronze sculpture is jue. Third, small animals or people shaped by hand, this is a small bronze sculpture of ancient craftsmen do not leave any tools and is freely kneading, the body compact, with a strong human touch. Zhejiang Hemudu pig pottery unearthed cultural relics of China's southern region may be the oldest bronze sculptures, dating back seven thousand years. Can generally be traced back to 4000 BC or more. The original bronze sculpture from the primitive bronze tools and pottery date, this is a prelude to Chinese bronze sculptures.