When was Mao Dinggong a bronze ware?

Mao Dinggong is a bronze ware in West Zhou Xuanwang. At the end of Daoguang, it was unearthed in Joo Won?, Qishan, Shaanxi. It is 53.8 meters high, 47.9 centimeters in diameter and weighs 34.705 kilograms. The container is round, with big ears and big mouth, and the abdomen, bottom, hooves and feet are deep and round. The shape of the whole device is regular, vigorous and dignified. The surface decoration is simple, only below the mouth edge and above the abdomen is decorated with a circle pattern, which is simple and elegant.

This kind of ornamentation reflects the popularity of simplified patterns in the late Western Zhou Dynasty, which enhanced the decorative significance, increased the flavor of life, weakened the deified significance, and the ornamentation developed towards simplicity. Mao's Ding Gong is the representative work of this period.

The Intrinsic Value of Mao Thought

Mao's view of its appearance is unpretentious, but it is surprising to see its interior. There is a long inscription in its abdomen, which is 32 lines and 497 words. It is the bronze with the longest inscription found in China at present. The main idea of the inscription is: the kings of the early Zhou Dynasty, such as Wen and Wu, were ordained by heaven to establish the Zhou Dynasty, and the early ministers made great efforts to make the Zhou Dynasty develop to this day.

Now the world is not peaceful and the political situation is turbulent. Did Wang Xuan warn Mao Gong? We should be cautious and try our best to help the royal family faithfully, stabilize the situation and avoid losing our country. And gave him life clothes, horses and chariots, weapons and so on. Mao Gong? I am grateful for this and want my children and grandchildren to cherish it forever. This inscription is a complete "book of life"

This has important reference value for studying the political history of the late Western Zhou Dynasty. The inscription is magnificent, with even lines, rigorous brushwork and solemn structure, which is a model of bronze calligraphy in the Western Zhou Dynasty.