The sculpture art in our country has a long history. There are only a few sculptures in the prehistoric period of archaeological discovery, most of which are animal sculptures. This is related to the ancient Bon Totem worship and the plateau nomadic culture before the introduction of Buddhism.
In the early stage of Buddhism, the sculptures of animal shapes were bronze amulets unearthed in Shigatse. The shape was very strange. It was a four-piece bird, and each bird was a double head. In addition, there are bronze cats, bronze bears with ring names. The zodiac animal sculpture unearthed in the Houbulong area has begun to bear the color of Buddhism, with a circle to reflect the time and space. The lower half of the concave composition is carved with rats, cows, tigers, rabbits and dragons. Zodiac, such as snakes, horses, monkeys, chickens, dogs, pigs, etc. The upper part of the zodiac is composed of Buddhist umbrellas, goldfish, aquarius, lotus, right-handed white snail, auspicious knot, victory building, gold wheel and so on. The depiction of animals and Ba Ruixiang strives to be realistic and realistic, reflecting the fusion of ancient cultural beliefs and Buddhist culture after Buddhism was introduced into Tibet. The prehistoric and simple animal sculpture tradition was still very popular in the subsequent Tubo period, and there were many sculpture masterpieces with beautiful shapes and exquisite skills.
According to the records of Chinese literature such as The New Tang Book • Tubo Biography and The Old Tang Book • Tubo Biography, many such masterpieces were given as valuable gifts to the Tang Dynasty emperors. For example, in 657 AD, Tubo Zanpu presented Tang Taizong with a gold sculpture of a lion, camel, horse, sheep and knight on horseback; in 646, Songtung Gambo’s heavy minister, Lu Dongzan, presented it to Tang Taizong. A gold goose that is more than 3 feet tall and made of gold, I wish Tang Taizong to succeed in the East.
For more information about bronze sculptures and bronze Buddha statues, please pay attention to China Copper Sculpture Industry Network http://
Opalite bracelet,opalite earring,opalite necklace,opalite pendant
JOYA GIFT CO.,LIMITED , https://www.joya-jewelry.com