云贵高原出土早期铜铃初探

A Preliminary Study of Early Bronze Bells Unearthed in Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau

云贵高原出土的早期铜铃形制多样且类型丰富。目前,该地区出土的铜铃最早见于滇西的剑川海门口遗址,其年代或可早至春秋时期。战国晚期至西汉时期,云贵高原铜铃数量剧增,进入东汉以后则逐渐减少并趋于衰落。云贵高原的铜铃或曾受到川西高原、成都平原、安宁河流域以及中原地区青铜文化的影响,但在发展演变过程中也形成了自己的地域风格。对云贵高原出土铜铃的研究,有助于加深对西南夷青铜文化的认识。

Bronze bells,both as musical instruments and decorations,have been discovered as early as the late Longshan Culture period at the Taosi site.Through the development during the Shang and Zhou Dynasties,they became common funerary objects in ancient burials.Compared to the Central Plains area,the bronze bells unearthed in the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau exhibit significant regional characteristics with rich diversity in shapes and types.However,special discussions on the bronze bells of this region have been limited.Therefore,the author conducts a preliminary investigation into the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau's early bronze bells,examining their forms,distributions,ages,and the inter-regional cultural links they represent.The paper indicates that the earliest bronze bells unearthed in this region can be traced back to the Haimenkou site in Jianchuan County,Western Yunnan,potentially dating to as early as the Spring and Autumn period.During the late Warring States period to the Western Han Dynasty,there was a significant increase in the number of bronze bells in the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau.However,a gradual decline took place since the Eastern Han period.Comparison with other regions indicates that the bronze bells of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau were likely influenced by the bronze cultures of Western Sichuan Plateau,the Chengdu Plain,the Anning River Basin,and the Central Plains,while they formed their regional characteristics in the process of development and evolution.The study of bronze bells excavated from the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau contributes to deepening the understanding of the bronze culture of Southwestern minorities.