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<p>This paper investigates the kaki-calyx-shaped and disc-shaped gilt-bronze coffin ornaments excavated from the Dapingzi cemetery through several scientific methods, trying to reveal the casting and gilding techniques used to produce these ornaments. Metallographic analysis, scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS) were conducted combining with archaeological studies. The results show that the gilt-bronze <i>paoding</i> (泡钉, dome-headed nails) were first cast followed by reheating and annealing processes, with possible variations in the techniques or practices employed by individual craftsmen. <i>Paoding</i> were made with piece-mould casting technique, which leaves the mould seam runs along the central axis of the nail. The gilding technique used was identified as mercury gilding, and the traces of “<i>Yaguang</i>” technique (use a jade object to press gilded layers tightly together) was also detected on the gilded layers. The bronze disc-shaped ornaments were believed to have originated from jade <i>bi</i> (璧, a disc-shaped artefact), which possess a symbolic significance representing <i>tianmen</i> (天门, the Gate to the Above) as guiding the souls of the deceased to the afterlife.</p>

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Manufacturing and gilding techniques of the Western Han Dynasty gilt-bronze coffin ornaments excavated from the Dapingzi cemetery, Sichuan Province, China

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    2026年1月13日

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  • Liang Chenxi,
  • Wei Lushan,
  • Wan Jing,
  • Zhao Xuezhu,
  • Liu Yuying,
  • Xu Yuming,
  • Tong Leixu,
  • Li Yuniu

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This paper investigates the kaki-calyx-shaped and disc-shaped gilt-bronze coffin ornaments excavated from the Dapingzi cemetery through several scientific methods, trying to reveal the casting and gilding techniques used to produce these ornaments. Metallographic analysis, scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS) were conducted combining with archaeological studies. The results show that the gilt-bronze paoding (泡钉, dome-headed nails) were first cast followed by reheating and annealing processes, with possible variations in the techniques or practices employed by individual craftsmen. Paoding were made with piece-mould casting technique, which leaves the mould seam runs along the central axis of the nail. The gilding technique used was identified as mercury gilding, and the traces of “Yaguang” technique (use a jade object to press gilded layers tightly together) was also detected on the gilded layers. The bronze disc-shaped ornaments were believed to have originated from jade bi (璧, a disc-shaped artefact), which possess a symbolic significance representing tianmen (天门, the Gate to the Above) as guiding the souls of the deceased to the afterlife.