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National Palace English
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ChineseArtENG~1~1
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Work ID:
M01B00013
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M01B00013
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Title:
Bronze Ding vessel with inscription of Zheng-he reign
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Bronze Ding vessel with inscription of Zheng-he reign
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Creation Date:
Zheng-he reign, Northern Song Dynasty, dated 1116
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Zheng-he reign, Northern Song Dynasty, dated 1116
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Start Year Date:
A.D.1116
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A.D.1116
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End Year Date:
A.D.1116
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A.D.1116
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Dynasty:
40 Northern Song (A.D. 960~1127)
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40 Northern Song (A.D. 960~1127)
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Creation Place:
China
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China
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Measurements:
Height: 23 cm; Height: 18.5 cm; Diameter (mouth): 19.1 x 19.3 cm; Diameter (bell): 10.7 cm; Weight: 1405g
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Height: 23 cm; Height: 18.5 cm; Diameter (mouth): 19.1 x 19.3 cm; Diameter (bell): 10.7 cm; Weight: 1405g
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Material:
Bronze
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Bronze
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Form:
Ding (cooking vessel)
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Ding (cooking vessel)
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Type:
Bronzes
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Bronzes
Type
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Repository:
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
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The National Palace Museum, Taipei
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Description:
The flourishing age of bronze created by the Shang and Zhou dynasties waned when the first emperor of Qin unified China. The ritual bronzes in ancestral temples were largely replaced by lacquer wares. Only the tradition for bronze lamps, mirrors, and seals were preserved on later synthetic metal wares. Emperor Huizong of the Northern Sung (1101~1125), who was also a skilled and enthusiastic painter and calligrapher, profoundly admired antiquities. The court collected enormous amount of antique treasures and copies Shang Zhou bronzes. This vessel is a Sung imitation of a late Shang, early Zhou ding. The tiger design on the belly is of acceptable quality, but the inscription lies in the middle of the inner belly. It is peculiar to think that copiers did not know Shang inscriptions should lie in the inner wall above the back foot. Roughly ten characters can be identified from the thirty-some-character inscription. Since it began with zhengho liunian, we know that the vessel was made in the 16th year of Huizong's reign. Due to the loss of the Shang Zhou bronze casting technique, the imitated inscription is blurry and difficult to discern. While on Shang Zhou bronzes we are able to appreciate the calligraphic beauty of the inscriptions, on a piece like this we are able to appreciate the beauty of fervent antiquarianism in Huizong's court
description_e
The flourishing age of bronze created by the Shang and Zhou dynasties waned when the first emperor of Qin unified China. The ritual bronzes in ancestral temples were largely replaced by lacquer wares. Only the tradition for bronze lamps, mirrors, and seals were preserved on later synthetic metal wares. Emperor Huizong of the Northern Sung (1101~1125), who was also a skilled and enthusiastic painter and calligrapher, profoundly admired antiquities. The court collected enormous amount of antique treasures and copies Shang Zhou bronzes. This vessel is a Sung imitation of a late Shang, early Zhou ding. The tiger design on the belly is of acceptable quality, but the inscription lies in the middle of the inner belly. It is peculiar to think that copiers did not know Shang inscriptions should lie in the inner wall above the back foot. Roughly ten characters can be identified from the thirty-some-character inscription. Since it began with zhengho liunian, we know that the vessel was made in the 16th year of Huizong's reign. Due to the loss of the Shang Zhou bronze casting technique, the imitated inscription is blurry and difficult to discern. While on Shang Zhou bronzes we are able to appreciate the calligraphic beauty of the inscriptions, on a piece like this we are able to appreciate the beauty of fervent antiquarianism in Huizong's court
Description
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ImageV ID:
M01B00013AS003
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M01B00013AS003
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Rights:
Lee & Lee Communications
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Lee & Lee Communications
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