Ding with inscription "Zhu Ke"

Detail

Dates：Warring States Period
Size:Connects tall 113 cm diameter 87 centimeters

Shou county in 1933 Zhu Jiaji lee three solitary heap of chu tomb unearthed (now Xie Jiaji area of huainan city).
Ding is the most important period of chow tai bronze ritual vessels, the ruling class to the level of "Ming junior, don't up and down" and a sign of power. Casting large pot round mouth, lips, drum abdomen, won, ear, ear outside the upper part of the tiny, three feet. Abdominal week raised round hoop, hoop decorated stamps YuChi lines, and the outer wall of the ears and neck stamps variant bird first geometric lines, high root embossment beast first tattoo. Ding mouth flat along their shade is engraved inscription twelve words "casting the guest for the episode 腏 zhui, stretch 腏 zhui, 睘 (huan) axillary (ye) 腏 (zhui) for", fully root and left under the outer wall of each carved the word "business". "Guest", from other kingdoms please of the artisans, explain craftsman is no longer a slave society period of the warring states period of slave owners appendages, identity is free. The ding among numerous ChuQi most majestic, jack for king chu. Cast ding ke larger size is huge, on modelling design is the pursuit of the perfect combination of strength and momentum, which presents its owner mountain authour's ambition.