The Bronze Ware with the Most Inscriptions
About Mao Gong ding
Mao Gong ding, a bronze ware in the late Western Zhou Dynasty, was named after the maker of it, Mao Gong. It was unearthed in Qishan, Shaanxi (now Qishan County, Baoji City), in the 23rd year of Daoguang's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1843), and is now in the Palace Museum in Taipei,China.
Height 53.8 centimeters, abdominal depth 27.2 centimeters, caliber 47 centimeters, weight 34.700 kilograms. The mouth is adorned with a heavy ring pattern, with an open mouth, double standing ears, and three hoofed feet.
Mao Gong ding's inscription is nearly 500 characters long (497 characters, 499 characters and 500 characters), which is the longest bronze inscription seen. The content of the inscription can be divided into seven paragraphs, which means that at the beginning of King Xuan of Zhou's accession to the throne, he was eager to revitalize the government. He asked his uncle, Mao Gong, to govern the government affairs both inside and outside the country, and to be diligent and selfless. Finally, he gave orders, clothes, and gifts. Therefore, Mao Gong cast a tripod to show his descendants the eternal treasure.
cultural relic value
Mao Gong ding is 54 cm in height, 27.2 cm in belly depth, 47 cm in diameter and 34.5 kg in weight. It is named after the maker Mao Gongding. The tripod has straight ears, a hemispherical belly, and feet in the shape of animal hooves. It is short, solemn, and powerful, and the mouth edge of the tripod is also decorated with a heavy ring pattern in the shape of a ring. The entire design is rich and dignified, with simple, elegant, and simple decorative patterns, which have a strong sense of life. It is a representative work of the late Western Zhou Dynasty's Ding's transition from religion to secular life.
Mao Gong ding is a heavy weapon in the late Western Zhou Dynasty. The inner wall of the tripod is cast with an inscription of 32 lines and nearly 500 characters. It is the longest existing bronze inscription, and can be rated as the largest among the bronze inscriptions in the Western Zhou Dynasty. Its content narrative is complete, the record is detailed, is known as "worth a" Shangshu ", is an important historical data to study the Political history of the late Western Zhou Dynasty.
The calligraphy of this inscription is extremely full and solemn, full of unparalleled classical beauty. Since its excavation, calligraphers in the late Qing Dynasty have been fascinated by it.
Value of its calligraphy
Mao Gong ding's inscription, as a model of the late Western Zhou Dynasty inscriptions on bronze, shows the typical style of ancient calligraphy and a rational aesthetic trend. Its posture shows the highly mature style of the large seal script, which is thin, vigorous, slender, untiring, and graceful. The structure is loose and clear in both vertical and horizontal directions, arranged in a neat and natural manner without any affectation, presenting a naive and artful artistic atmosphere. Through the perfect layout of writing in Mao Gong ding, it shows that the writing in the late Western Zhou Dynasty has formed forms and laws with proficient writing skills and techniques of expression.
Mao Gong ding's inscriptions are round, precise and strict, and the lines are muddy, clumsy and simple. The center is the main brush. In specific operations, it should be to enter against the front, pull and move, with the brush included in the lift, and the front in the painting as opposed to the end; The ending of the pen may not necessarily be at the center of the pen, but simply by lightly pressing the pen to stop, which is known as the 'flat out method'. Therefore, when writing, special attention should be paid to displaying the richness, clumsiness, and strength of the lines. But when expressing changes in brushwork, one should not pretend to have a trembling pen, otherwise it will be difficult to reflect its true meaning and lifeless. So Mao Gong ding provides a good copy template for future generations.
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