The heaviest bronze ware in the world is "Wu Zetian Ding"

The birth of bronze ware is a great progress and discovery in the period of human civilization, and it is also a symbol of world civilization. Bronze ware generally refers to vessels and utensils made of bronze as the basic raw material. Do you know what the heaviest bronze ware in the world is? Let's have a quick look!

The heaviest bronze ware in the world is "Wu Zetian Ding"

Stepmother Wu Ding (formerly known as Simu Wu Ding, weighing 832.84 kg)

Simu Wuding is tall and heavy, magnificent in shape, magnificent in momentum, ornate in decoration and superb in craftsmanship. Also known as Simuwu Dafang Ding, it has a mouth length of 1 12 cm, a mouth width of 79.2 cm, a wall thickness of 6 cm, an ear height of 133 cm and a weight of 832.84kg.. The belly of the tripod is rectangular, with two straight ears (only one ear was found, and the other ear was later copied from the other ear), and there are four cylindrical tripod feet below.

The tripod has a rectangular body, a thick mouth edge and a straight outline, showing an unshakable momentum.

Except that the center of the tripod body is a rectangular plain surface without ornamentation, there are ornamentation in other places. On the exquisite Yun Leiwen, the main decorative patterns of each part have their own forms. The four sides of the tripod are mainly decorated with gluttony around the square plain, and the intersection of the four sides is decorated by the door, with the bull's head on the side and the gluttony on the bottom.

There are two tigers outside the tripod ears, with their mouths facing each other.

It contains a head; The ears are decorated with fish lines. The decorative patterns of the four tripod feet are also unique, with an animal face on each of the three strings.

Characteristics of stepmother Wu Ding

Wu Ding, the stepmother, has thick ears (one of which matches her back), folded along the wide side, straight wall, deep abdomen and flat bottom.

The abdomen is rectangular and supported by four hollow columns. The ear of the device is decorated with a series of embossed fish patterns, which are connected end to end. The outside of the ear is decorated with embossed Shuang Hu cannibal head pattern. There are short ridges protruding in the middle and four corners of the abdominal wall, and the periphery of the abdomen is decorated with gluttonous patterns, all of which are located in Yun Leiwen. The upper end of the foot is decorated with embossed gluttonous patterns, and the lower lining is lined with concave strings.

The inner wall of the abdomen is cast with the word "stepmother E". The font is rich and plump, the strokes are peaked at the beginning and end, and the fat pen is used occasionally. This tripod was used by the Shang King to worship his mother "E". The shape is heavy and elegant, the momentum is magnificent, the decoration is exquisite and the casting process is superb. It is also the largest bronze ritual vessel discovered in Shang Dynasty. (fortune telling)

The name change of stepmother Wu Ding

Ding was originally named by Mr. Guo Moruo, and it was called Simu Wuding. He thought Simuwu meant "offering sacrifices to Wu's mother". Another famous scholar, Luo Zhenyu, once thought: "Shang Dynasty called New Year's greetings, also called" secretary ",and" secretary "is the word" shrine ". So this name has been used. However, it has been controversial. Many scholars suggest that the word "Si" be interpreted as "Hou", because in ancient Chinese characters, Si and Hou are the same word. So the later published Ci Hai described the "Si Muwu Ding" as follows: Bronzes in the late Shang Dynasty all had the inscription "Si Muwu" on the abdomen of the Ding (or "stepmother Wu"). It was made by the Shang king who offered sacrifices to his mother Wu. Now changing the word "four" to "Hou" actually confirms that "four" was understood as "sacrifice" before. Most experts believe that the naming of "stepmother Wu" is better than that of "Simuwu", which means "greatness, greatness and respect" and is synonymous with "Hou" in "heaven and earth". Change it to "stepmother Wu", which means: dedicate this tripod to "dear mother Wu"

20 1 1 At the end of March, the new China National Museum opened, and Wu Ding, the stepmother, officially moved into the museum from the Chinese History Museum. By the time she appeared, the sign in front of Ding had already shown "stepmother Wu Ding". After CCTV broadcast, it immediately caused a sensation in the society, and the dispute between "division" and "post" also expanded from academic circles to social debate. Awkward things have happened: Three important museums in China-China National Museum, Yin Ruins Museum and China Literature Museum-have different titles when displaying the same bronze tripod (Yin Ruins and Literature Museum are replicas). The National Museum of China in the capital is called.

The Cultural Relics Value of Stepmother Wu Ding

Empress Wuding is a rare and precious bronze cultural relic in the world. It is the largest and heaviest tripod ever unearthed: it weighs 832.84 kg, is 133 cm high, has a mouth length of10 cm, a width of 78 cm, a height of 46 cm and a wall thickness of 6 cm, so it can be used as a manger, so people call it "manger tripod".

Wu Ding, the stepmother, has beautiful and solemn decorative patterns and exquisite craftsmanship, which has always been admired by the world. Its value is therefore higher. Exquisite dragon patterns and gluttonous patterns are cast around the tripod body, which adds a sense of grandeur to the cultural relics themselves. Gluttony is a legendary beast who likes to eat all kinds of food. Cast on bronze ware, it means a good year, good luck and plenty of food and clothing. Earrings, commonly known as tiger bite patterns, are on the left and right sides of the ears and look like tigers. The tiger's head bypassed the upper part of its ear and opened its mouth to face each other. There is a head in the middle of the tiger, which seems to have been swallowed by the tiger. There are two fish shapes on the ear. The cicada pattern cast on the foot shows a well-defined cicada body.

Stepmother Wu Ding is a representative work of Yin bronzes in China, which marks the development level of bronze casting technology in Shang Dynasty and the superb casting level in China.