The problem of coffin ties and ornaments is of important value in the study of mourning ritual. Taking the records on the "Three Rituals" as clues and combining this evidence with material data from Chu tomb...The problem of coffin ties and ornaments is of important value in the study of mourning ritual. Taking the records on the "Three Rituals" as clues and combining this evidence with material data from Chu tombs of the Warring States period, the present paper makes a research on coffin ties and or-naments in the mourning ritual of the Chu Land during the Warring States period. Based on the study of their material, form and banding manner, the author researches coffin ties as to their function and comes to the conclusion that the "coffin tie" and the "coffin-carriage tie" are different concepts. As regards coffin ornaments in mourning ritual among the Chu people, their making technique, disposing pattern and ranking system were not completely identical with their counterparts in the Central Plains, which must reflect regional and chronological difference.展开更多
Based on archaeological data, the present paper discusses the xiaoyao kidney-shaped wooden coffin bolt as to its various appellations, shapes and using methods and positions. It points out shortcomings and errors of r...Based on archaeological data, the present paper discusses the xiaoyao kidney-shaped wooden coffin bolt as to its various appellations, shapes and using methods and positions. It points out shortcomings and errors of related records in Liji《礼记》(Book of Rites) and commentaries and sub-commentaries by Zheng Xuan, Kong Yingda and other scholars.展开更多
文摘The problem of coffin ties and ornaments is of important value in the study of mourning ritual. Taking the records on the "Three Rituals" as clues and combining this evidence with material data from Chu tombs of the Warring States period, the present paper makes a research on coffin ties and or-naments in the mourning ritual of the Chu Land during the Warring States period. Based on the study of their material, form and banding manner, the author researches coffin ties as to their function and comes to the conclusion that the "coffin tie" and the "coffin-carriage tie" are different concepts. As regards coffin ornaments in mourning ritual among the Chu people, their making technique, disposing pattern and ranking system were not completely identical with their counterparts in the Central Plains, which must reflect regional and chronological difference.
文摘Based on archaeological data, the present paper discusses the xiaoyao kidney-shaped wooden coffin bolt as to its various appellations, shapes and using methods and positions. It points out shortcomings and errors of related records in Liji《礼记》(Book of Rites) and commentaries and sub-commentaries by Zheng Xuan, Kong Yingda and other scholars.
