COURT INSTITUTIONS OF THE WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY REFLECTED IN THE INSCRIPTION ON THE XIAOYU-DING-CAULDRON

(整期优先)网络出版时间:1996-01-11
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TheXiaoyu-Ding-CauldronwasunearthedduringthefirstyearsofDaoguang,EmperoroftheQingDynasty,atLivillageofQishanCounty,ShanxiProvince.ThecauldronitselfdisappearedintheperiodofTaipingHeavenlyKingdom(TaipingTianguo).Thecurrentcopyoftheinscriptionistheonlyonepreserved.Theinscriptiononthecauldronconsistsof400characters,itisoneofthelongesttextsofthosedatingtotheearlyperiodoftheWesternzhouDynasty.Sincethetextisfragmentaryandnojoiningtextsremain,thetextcannotbereadcompletely.TheinscriptionwasfirstmentionedbyGuoMoruoinResearchontheMetalInscriptionsoftheZhouDynasty.ThenChenMengjiareconstructedtheinscriptioninthe1950'sinhis"DatingontheBronzeVasesoftheWesternZhouDynasty"andfurther