越国贵族墓随葬陶瓷礼乐器葬俗探论

On the Burial System of the Ritual Objects and Musical Instruments Made of Pottery and Porcelain in Aristocratic Tombs of the Yue State from the Spring and Autumn Period

春秋战国时期崛起于太湖地区的越国历史文化中有许多独特的内容,其中在上层贵族墓中随葬仿铜的陶瓷礼乐器就是一个重要的方面。本文根据近年来的考古新资料及相关研究成果认为,越国贵族墓不像中原和其他诸侯国贵族墓那样随葬铜礼乐器,而是随葬仿铜的原始瓷或硬陶的礼乐器。这种有别于其他地区的葬俗既非越国建立后出现的一种新的文化现象,也不是矿源缺乏和战争的原因,而是对本民族传统葬俗的继承与发展。

The State of Yue emerged in the Taihu area in the Spring and Autumn Period. In its history and culture, there are many noteworthy events and phenomena. Among these, the ceramic ritual objects and musicl instruments made in imitation of bronze and buried in the aristocratic tombs of Yue were important aspects. During this same period, in the aristocratic tombs of the Central Plains and other states, such objects were made of bronze. According to the latest archaeological materials and recent research, the author suggests that this is not a new cultural phenomenon arising after the foundation of the State of Yue, nor a result of the lack of mineral resources, or because of war. Rather, this practice reflects the inheritance and development of the existing system of the Yue people.