商周青铜器铭文的若干制作方式--以曾国青铜器材料为基础

Some Methods of Making Inscription in Bronzes in the Shang and Zhou Period

本文以曾国青铜器为基础材料,通过对铭文形态特征的观察,归纳出商周时期青铜器铭文的不同制作方式。除了举证青铜器铸后的刻、錾等不同的铭文制作方式之外,重点讨论了铭文的主要开工——铸造的阴文铭文的制作。文中分析了流行的模作铭文观点如独立范法、皮模法等使用范围的局限性,并以实例说明贴泥条的范作铭文技术应是铭文制作的主要方式。

Based mainly on the observation of the inscriptions of Zeng State bronzes, the author tries to sum up different methods of making inscriptions in the Shang and Zhou period. Besides illustrating the methods like engraving and chiseling on bronzes after casting, the present paper mainly concentrates on pre-casting pro- cesses for making inscriptions. After demonstrating the limited use of previously proposed methods such as the independent mold method and the leather-model method, the paper illustrates that clay-strip mold-making was the main approach for craftsmen preparing inscriptions made on the mold.