西周青铜器断代两系说刍议

A DISCUSSION ON THE TWO-SYSTEM THEORY FOR THE DATING OF WESTERN ZHOU BRONZES

一 问题的提出，二 个案分析,三 问题的症结与断代两系说发凡,四 两大系统青铜器的倾向性特征,五 “两系说”的主要意义及其局限性.

In the light of the rule that'the Zhou people were not named for the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches,nor did they use clan insignia in their bronze inscriptions'.the present paper divides Western Zhou bronzes into the Shang and the Zhou systems.The former was produced in the eastern states/clans where the survivals from the Shang Dynasty lived as the main body while the latter was made in the western states/clans with the main body consisting of the Jizhou aristocruts.The author explains that the two systems of bronzes,even those of the same period,show differences in form,pattern and inscription. Just owing to lack of deep knowledge on this point,there occurred mistakes in the dating of Western Zhou bronzes,particularly for the early phase.Meanwhile the author explains that there exist certain limitations in the two-system theory.