Guangdong and some other overall co-cast copper short bronze sculpture

The researchers believe that it should be flat stem willow-shaped bronze sword comes from the Western Zhou Dynasty. However, compared with the Western Zhou Dynasty flat stems, willow-shaped bronze sword, the Baiyue early flat stems and bronze sword most of the more short and thin, the system works is relatively rough, and seems to indigenous imitation of. Eastern Zhou period, flat stem willow-shaped copper bronze sword in the Central Plains region has been discarded, but in remote areas, indigenous peoples still use to be used, and the formation of a feature of indigenous culture. Wu should attach enough emphasis to the ancient bronze in the Yangtze Rive, another cradle of Chinese civilization.
Warring States period, the southern region of Guangxi and Hunan widespread short bronze sword of a flat stem copper shape early flat stem bronze sword different: flat stem, multi-fold shoulder, a few oblique; stems more than a perforation or perforation notches; Ministry of bronze Jianji often significantly raised the bronze blade cross-section slightly "10" shaped; are equipped with a disc-shaped bronze sword; a number of bronze swords suit copper bronze sword shows, and more concave cell, a small number of "-shaped grid. The unearthed bronze at the Dayangzhou, Xingan have raised many academic problems, consisting of the shapes, characteristics, age, nature, ethnicity. The type of bronze sword became the main form of the Warring States period the Baiyue copper bronze sword.
Flat stems above the late bronze swords, by the early flat stem bronze sword evolved, but not directly to the evolution of the strong influence of the Eastern Zhou Zhongyuan copper bronze sword, but in this process, but also accepted. If oblique changed the folding shoulder, as well as the installation of the first of bronze sword and bronze sword grid and other factors, are obviously affected by the type III Eastern Zhou copper bronze sword. The bronze tells the relationship with the Shang Dynasty in the Central Plains. Often late flat stem short bronze sword in the body of bronze sword casting a herringbone pattern of the glyph "a" or "door" These patterns are also seen in the local copper spear unearthed, is decorated with local characteristics.
Flat stem and early bronze sword, advanced flat stem-shaped bronze swords regular production than the fine reflects the progress of the cast bronze sword. Humanoid shank, short bronze sword and other. In addition to the need to provide access to the wooden handle flat stem short bronze sword, Warring States period, the Nanling the north and south there are still some shank, short body together cast from copper bronze sword. 480 pieces of bronze found there are focused on the number, multifarious in categories, excellent in craftsmanship and distinctive in features. Hunan, Guangdong and other places have unearthed a short bronze sword, the overall co-cast bronze hilt cast humanoid.
1974 in Changsha, Hunan Shumuling out the most typical of a bronze sword, portrait depicts the subtle, big eyes, high nose, the head of a round bun behind hanging a braid, ears hanging thick earrings, chest bare breasts , waist aprons, hands on his hips, carrying the bracelet on your wrist. Seems to be the image of the southern ethnic groups. They can be rated as the typical bronze in the southern China, particularly with academic value in shedding new light on the history of the south of pre-Qin days. This copper short bronze sword was also found in the ancient ruins of the Red River Valley of northern Vietnam. Western Hunan province and a short bronze sword, the overall co-cast bronze hilt was Asian kidney-shaped, decorated with the water ripples, Yunlei Wen, circle pattern, with lozenge, very special. In addition, Guangdong and some other overall co-cast copper short bronze sculpture, shape, decorated their own characteristics.