(A) Iconic Oracle Bone Script -also called oracle bones inscriptions", or characters in Hangs ruins early characters inscribed on animal bones and tortoise shells Shang dynasty (1600-1046 bce)-belief in gods o Divination -a superstitious way to predict weal or woes by using tortoise shells, coins, bamboo stickers, or start images in astrology) o The contents of the divination and the fulfilled results were engraved on the shells and bone
(A) Iconic Oracle Bone Script —also called “oracle bones inscriptions”, or “characters in Shang’s ruins” —early characters inscribed on animal bones and tortoise shells Shang Dynasty (1600—1046 BCE)—belief in gods Divination—a superstitious way to predict weal or woes by using tortoise shells, coins, bamboo stickers, or start images in astrology) The contents of the divination and the fulfilled results were engraved on the shells and bones
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〔B) Classic Bronze inscription(金文/大篆 -the Western Zhou period(1046--771 bce) -epigraph carved on bronze ware The strokes usually are thicker and the whole impression of the characteris more poised and dignified than oracle bone script The structure can be dense or spacing-more square, upright and neat than oracle bone script, and the distribution of the strokes is more symmetric and even
(B) Classic Bronze Inscription (金文/大篆) —the Western Zhou Period (1046—771 BCE） —epigraph carved on bronze ware The strokes usually are thicker and the whole impression of the character is more poised and dignified than oracle bone script The structure can be dense or spacing—more square, upright and neat than oracle bone script, and the distribution of the strokes is more symmetric and even
Bronze inscript on characters on the bell A
Bronze inscription characters on the Bell
(C) Neat Small Seal Script Qin shihuang-adopted new standard characters state. The new characters also learned from the n based on big seal script which was popular in desirable elements of the characters in the other six states Among ancient characters-small seal scripts are more abstract systematic and standardized-show a strong sense of beauty in form Regardless of the horizontal or vertical stroke, the straight or bent stroke the strokes of small seal script are well balanced In the turning point, the stroke is round with force full and smooth without showing the edge The shape of the character is rectangular and itis smooth and stretch
（C）Neat Small Seal Script Qin Shihuang—adopted new standard characters based on big seal script which was popular in Qin state. The new characters also learned from the desirable elements of the characters in the other six states. Among ancient characters —small seal scripts are more abstract, systematic and standardized—show a strong sense of beauty in form Regardless of the horizontal or vertical stroke, the straight or bent stroke, the strokes of small seal script are well balanced. In the turning point, the stroke is round with force, full and smooth without showing the edge. The shape of the character is rectangular and it is smooth and stretch