Description of gold ornaments of Sun Bird in Shang and Zhou Dynasties
The gold foil ornaments of Sunbird are round and hollowed out, with an outer diameter of 12.5cm, an inner diameter of 5.29cm and a thickness of 0.02cm They are made of thin gold foil, and skillful hammering and cutting techniques are adopted in the process. The hollowed-out decoration on the round gold foil, like a uniform and symmetrical paper-cut pattern, may be carefully cut with the corresponding mold. Whether it is the overall layout of decorative patterns or the nuances of patterns, they are meticulous. Its pattern can be divided into inner layer and outer layer. The center of the inner layer is a hollow circle, which is surrounded by twelve ivory arc-shaped rotating lights with equal distance, representing a cycle of one year 12 months. These outer ends are as sharp as ivory or slender fangs, and they are arranged in clockwise teeth. The outer pattern shows four god birds flying in the opposite direction, leading their necks and legs, spreading their wings and flying, and their front feet are connected back and forth, which are evenly and symmetrically arranged around the inner pattern, that is, the myths and legends representing the golden bird's negative sun also represent the reincarnation of the four seasons. The whole design is like a magical whirlpool, and it is like a rotating cloud or a radiant sun in the sky. Four flying birds give people the impression that the sun is soaring in the universe. "Sun God Bird" determined that its gold content reached 94.2% by analyzing the gold ornaments of "Sun God Bird". First, natural placer gold is hot forged into a circle, then repeatedly tempered, and finally carved and cut according to the corresponding decorative mold, which embodies the custom of China people worshiping the sun.