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Bronze charioteer figure, among the earliest Chinese representations of nomadic peoples, dating to the Warring States period of the Dong (Eastern) Zhou dynasty, China, 4th–3rd century BCE; in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The second phase of the Zhou dynasty, known as the Eastern Zhou (770–256 B.C.), is subdivided into two periods, the Spring and Autumn period (770–ca. 476 B.C.) and the Warring States period (475–221 B.C.).
Jul 1, 2020 · The Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BCE) was among the most culturally significant of the early Chinese dynasties and the longest lasting of any in China's history, divided into two periods: Western Zhou (1046-771 BCE) and Eastern Zhou (771-256 BCE).
- Joshua J. Mark
The arts of the early Zhou were essentially a continuation of those of the Shang dynasty. That was especially true of bronze. casting. and jade working. The Zhou people used Shang bronze designs as a foundation for their own decorative bronzes, but they also introduced new motifs and shapes.
A yongzhong, recognized by its highly raised rims, is a type of bell found in great sets of graduated chimes known as bianzhong. Although it has a slightly raised rim, this bell is suspended from a ring rather than a long handle, making it a cross between the yongzhong and the bo types.
The Eastern Zhou is a period in Chinese history comprising the latter half of the Zhou dynasty from c. 771 BCE to 256 BCE, following the Zhou capital's relocation eastward to Chengzhou, near present-day Luoyang.
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