简介:ThestudyofsurfacedecorationisoneimportantaspectofresearchonYinxu殷墟bronzesandhasbeenaparticularfocusofinvestigationsofbronzesfromtheThreeDynasties.PreviousscholarshavealreadymadegreatstridesinthislineofresearchandtheyhaveprovidednotonlyanimportantprecedentformakingchronologicaldistinctionsamongthelateShangbronzes.