NDLI: Lost-Wax Casting in Ancient China: New Discussion on Old Debates

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Author	Zhou, Weirong Huang, Wei
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	The possible use of lost-wax casting in China has long been a matter of controversy. Based on the study of pertinent ancient texts concerning the technical origins of lost-wax casting in China, direct examination of questioned ancient Chinese bronzes as well as definite lost-wax castings from both overseas and China, and modern production of objects using piece-mold casting, the authors point out their own conceptual ideas about ancient lost-wax casting as follows. First, the lost-wax casting technique does not have its earliest origins in ancient China but rather from the Sumerians in Mesopotamia, where it was predominantly used to cast small human and animal figures (statuettes). Next, some essential characteristics of the lost-wax casting technique can be identified from the point of view of a distortable soft starting model. The locally deformed shape of lost-wax castings is found to be variable. Finally, it is improper to consider the ease of extraction from the mold as the criterion for distinguishing lost-wax casting from piece-mold casting. It is therefore incorrect to conclude that the three-dimensional openwork decorations present on Chinese bronzes from the Spring and Autumn Period, and the Warring States Period, are fabricated using lost-wax castings.
Starting Page	1629
Ending Page	1636
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10474838
Journal	JOM
Volume Number	67
Issue Number	7
e-ISSN	15431851
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2015-05-28
Publisher Institution	The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS)
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Engineering Chemistry/Food Science Physics Environment Earth Sciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Engineering Materials Science

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