For example, the following "Four-legged tripod with dragon pattern in Western Zhou Dynasty" is a four-legged tripod.
In the Palace Museum, there is also a four-legged tripod cast during the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty.
The above picture was taken in the Forbidden City,No.1992,05, a rare four-legged round tripod in the world.
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On the source and function of "Ding" (from Baidu);
? Ding was originally an ancient cooker, equivalent to the current pot, used to stew fish and hold fish. Xu Shen said in Shuo Wen Jie Zi: "Ding, three feet and two ears, the treasure of five flavors."
? There are three-legged tripod and four-legged Fang Ding. The earliest tripod was made of clay, and later there was a bronze tripod made of bronze. Legend has it that Yu Xia once collected the gold of nine animal husbandry and cast Jiuding under Jingshan Mountain to symbolize Kyushu, and carved fascinating figures on it to alert people and prevent them from being hurt.
? Since the legend of Zhu Yu's nine cauldrons came into being, the cauldron has developed from an ordinary cooker to a national heavyweight vessel. The country was destroyed, Ding moved, Xia dynasty was destroyed, Shang dynasty was prosperous, Jiuding moved to Beijing, and Shangdu. With the demise of Shang Dynasty, Zhou Chaoxing and Jiuding moved to Beijing. From Shang Dynasty to Zhou Dynasty, "Dingding" was the capital or established a dynasty. Ding is regarded as a symbol of country, country and power, and the word "Ding" has also been given extended meanings such as "distinguished", "distinguished" and "grand", such as keeping the contract, becoming famous, and helping each other at its peak. Ding is also a ritual vessel for meritorious service. In the Zhou Dynasty, when the monarch or the princes and ministers celebrated or received awards, they had to cast a tripod to record this grand occasion. This custom still has some influence.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, the people of China and People's Republic of China (PRC) presented the bronze tripod-Century Baoding to the United Nations on June 5438+0995, June 5438+1October 2 1.
Ding is the representative of bronze culture in China. It is the witness of civilization and the carrier of culture. According to the legend of Zhu Yu Jiu Ding, it can be inferred that China had bronze smelting and casting technology as early as 4000 years ago; The bronze ding of Shang Dynasty unearthed underground proved conclusively that Shang Dynasty in China was a highly developed bronze age. The "Simuwu" Dafang Ding collected by China History Museum is a bronze tripod in the late Shang Dynasty. Rectangular, four legs, height 1.33cm, weight 875 kg. This is the largest bronze ware in Shang Dynasty. Ding belly has the word "Simuwe", which was cast by Shang Zhouwang as a sacrifice to his mother Wu. Da, Da and Mao He unearthed in the Qing Dynasty are all famous bronzes in the Western Zhou Dynasty. The inscriptions on bronze wares such as Ding recorded the laws and regulations of Shang and Zhou Dynasties and historical facts such as conferring titles, offering sacrifices and conquering. And handed down the seal script of the Western Zhou Dynasty to later generations, forming a bronze calligraphy art with high aesthetic value. Ding is therefore more valuable and becomes a more important historical relic than other bronzes.