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Michael CarricoMichael Carrico
Updated:Apr 23, 2026
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Evolution of writing: bronze inscriptions to early script in the Zhou Dynasty (c.11th–3rd centuries BCE)

Evolution of writing: bronze inscriptions to early script in the Zhou Dynasty (c.11th–3rd centuries BCE)

  1. Zhou conquest expands bronze inscription use

    Labels: Western Zhou, Ritual Bronzes

  2. Bronze writing diverges from oracle-bone forms

    Labels: Bronze Script, Oracle Bones

  3. He zun inscription records early Zhou ideology

    Labels: He zun, Western Zhou

  4. Longer Western Zhou inscriptions proliferate

    Labels: Western Zhou, Commemorative Texts

  5. Shi Qiang pan composes an early historical narrative

    Labels: Shi Qiang, Bronze Narrative

  6. Mao Gong ding exemplifies late Western Zhou epigraphy

    Labels: Mao Gong, King Xuan

  7. Bronze script contributes to “large seal” tradition

    Labels: Large-seal Tradition, Bronze Script

  8. Eastern Zhou fragmentation drives regional script variation

    Labels: Eastern Zhou, Regional Scripts

  9. Monumental stone texts appear: Stone Drum inscriptions

    Labels: Stone Drums, Monumental Inscriptions

  10. Shizhoupian tradition links pedagogy and large-seal forms

    Labels: Shizhoupian, Large-seal

  11. Bamboo-slip manuscripts show ink-brush script practice

    Labels: Bamboo Slips, Ink Brush

  12. Guodian Chu slips exemplify late Zhou manuscript scripts

    Labels: Guodian Slips, Chu Manuscripts