虎人卣中的商代长江流域青铜技术与艺术渊源

A Study on Their Manufacturing Technologies and Artistic Origins of Two You Vessels with the Tiger and Man Motif

传出于湖南省的两件虎人卣分别收藏在京都泉屋博古馆和巴黎色努齐博物馆,是商代青铜艺术中的代表性杰作。本文根据最新考察,特别是结合CT扫描结果,深入辨析虎人卣的结构、装饰、工艺和母题,分析其风格特征、艺术表达和技术特征,确定它们是一对南方风格浓厚之器,出自同一(组)铸工之手,铸造于长江流域青铜作坊,时代早于殷墟。本文由虎人卣延伸讨论商代长江流域与安阳之间的交流互通,及其在青铜器的器形、纹饰等中的体现,以便更好地诠释器形和纹饰极为复杂的器物设计、风格与工艺等等。

The two you vessels with the tiger and man motif in the Sumitomo and the Musee Cer-nuschi collections are both said to have been found in Changsha,Hunan Province.They are the prominent representatives of Shang bronze art,well-known for their design with a tiger-devouring-man motif.This study offers an in-depth investigation on their craftsmanship with the CT scans of these two vessels as well as a comprehensive examination on their forms,decorations,and the de-tails of their motifs.The analysis on their stylistic features,artistic expressions,and technical char-acteristics shows that these two vessels were southern-style Shang bronzes were probably made by the same artisan or the same group of artisans,in the Yangtze River Valley prior to the Yinxu era.The tiger and man motif was especially favored in the Yangtze River region during the Shang.This study also examines the communication between Yangtze River Valley and Anyang dur-ing the Shang.