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Creativity of the Calligraphy of Bronze Inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty

Kim, Su-chon 1

1원광대학교

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ABSTRACT

The Bronze Inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty are the oldest written language in China and a stating point of calligraphic history. Yet its calligraphic significance was not profoundly discussed so far. Therefore, to solve this problem, this study focused on the following three aspects. First, the aesthetic consciousness of ancient people is inspected. Second, explored is the artistic beauty of the calligraphic style of the Bronze Inscriptions by clarifying the uses of the bronze wares of the Shang Dynasty different from those of the later ones. Lastly, the distinct features of the characters and the structures of the unfixed forms on the Bronze Inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty are discovered. The study is the first attempt to connect the aesthetic consciousness of ancient people and the meaning of the uses of the bronze wares of the Shang Dynasty with the artistic beauty of its Bronze Inscriptions. By connecting art history, epigraphy, and calligraphic history in a coordinated way, the value and significance of the Bronze Inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty was thus able to be clearly revealed.

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