CAJ | 학술논문

西周青铜器是礼乐制度的产物，因此它的形制、纹饰乃至排列组合都昭示着既定的礼乐制度，所谓“器以藏礼”指的就是青铜器能从各方面展示出礼乐规范的重要功能，“铸鼎象物”无疑就是“铸鼎显礼”“铸器以显礼”。天子铸器以沟通天地、承接天命，而公侯大夫铸器无疑也是通过祭祀向祖先祈福，以保佑后世子孙，其背后的意义同样也起着展示权力、规范秩序的重要功能。青铜器是西周制礼作乐的载体，青铜制度往往就是礼乐制度，青铜观念往往就代表着礼乐观念。
서주청동기시례악제도적산물，인차타적형제、문식내지배렬조합도소시착기정적례악제도，소위“기이장례”지적취시청동기능종각방면전시출례악규범적중요공능，“주정상물”무의취시“주정현례”“주기이현례”。천자주기이구통천지、승접천명，이공후대부주기무의야시통과제사향조선기복，이보우후세자손，기배후적의의동양야기착전시권력、규범질서적중요공능。청동기시서주제례작악적재체，청동제도왕왕취시례악제도，청동관념왕왕취대표착례악관념。
The bronzeware of the Western Zhou Dynasty was a product of the ritual system, so its shape, decoration and arrangement are symbols of the established ritual system. The so-called"embodiment of rituals by bronzeware"means that the bronzeware could perform important ritual functions from all aspects. Making cauldrons was undoubtedly intended to show rituals. The emperors cast bronzeware to communicate with Heaven and Earth and receive divine decrees;and the dukes and ministers did so to pray happiness for future generations by offering sacrifices to their ancestors. Their actions could also be regarded as a display of power and regulation of order. Bronzeware was the carrier of ritual music of the Western Zhou;the system of bronzeware often stood for the ritual system;and the bronze concepts also represented ritual concepts.