There are different categories of bronze sacrificial ancestors
It is of special significance to examine the self names of bronze vessels here in conjunction with their specific shapes. The phenomenon of self naming on bronze vessels of the third generation is very common, and most of them have self naming inscriptions with four or more characters. It is just a complex combination of common names, proper names, provincial names, pronouns, conjunctions, or mutual names. The most valuable aspect of classification is mutual weighting. We can summarize the following situations: 1. Ding, Li? Mutual weighing. Like the Mother Sheng Ding, Ji Zhen Fang Ding, and? Bathing Ding and others call themselves "Li"; Changzhong Li? Bo Li, Gong? Li calls himself "Ding"; Wang Renfu? Self proclaimed "Ding";? Ding refers to itself as "Li Ding" and so on. 2. Gui, Gui Dun, Gai Dou, etc. are called each other. As advised Huajiyi Bo Xian? Self proclaimed "Gui"; Recording Uncle Shu's father? Calling oneself "? Gui"; Gongdou (Gaidou) and Weishidou are self named "Gui"; Teng Hou Zhe Dou and Jie Ke Ji Dou are self named "Dun". 3. Plate, bowl, bowl, bowl Mutual recognition and weighing. For example? Uncle? Self named "disk";? Public? Self named 'disk?'; Cui Me? Self name "?"; Zheng Bopan and Fengsun's homestead named themselves "Pan; The name "disk?" refers to the name of the order disk or free disk; Qiu Wei? Self named 'disk'; Wang Father Wang Zhonghuang? Self named 'disk?'; Qi Hou Jian named himself "Yu"; Changbo Pan named himself "Jian (Jian)"; 4. The bells weigh each other. The King of Jingshi calls himself "Ming (bell)"; Zhu Junzhong named himself "Zhong Ling"; Xu Zizhong calls himself "Lingzhong". 5. Ge and Ji are called each other. Wang Sungaoge named himself "Ji"; Du Gongtian's halberd is named "Ge". Such as this, when it indicates that there must be some internal connection between them, it provides an important basis for our classification research.
Bronze vessels are not only used in ancestral temples, but to understand their functions and categories, one must first understand the "ritual of tasting". According to the Book of Rites of the Pre Qin Dynasty and other records, there are basic rituals for sacrificing ancestors, people, and ghosts Fourth, offering, offering food, and offering four seasonal sacrifices (i.e. "seasonal categories": ancestral temple, temple, taste, temple), as well as major sacrifices?. Each ritual has its own unique way of performing sacrifices and the sacrificial vessels used. This requires a systematic examination and comparative analysis of relevant records. As recorded in the "Book of Rites: Ming Tang Wei", "We offered sacrifices to Duke Zhou at the temple, sacrificing white peonies, sacrificing sacrificial offerings such as sacrificial offerings such as sacrificial offerings such as sacrificial offerings such as sacrificial offerings such as sacrificial offerings such as sacrificial offerings such as sacrificial offerings such as sacrificial offerings such as sacrificial offerings such as sacrificial offerings such as sacrificial offerings such as sacrificial offerings such as sacrificial offerings such as sacrificial offerings such as sacrificial offerings, sacrificial offerings such as sacrificial offerings such as sacrificial offerings such as sacrificial offerings such as sacrificial offerings such as sacrificial offerings such as sacrificial offerings, sacrificial offerings such as sacrificial offerings such as sacrificial offerings such as sacrifici. Obviously, there are at least the following categories of ritual vessels in ancestral temples: vessels for holding livestock, namely, bowls and bowls??, Of course, there must be Dingdou; Zun, also known as the vessel for holding Li and wine, includes sacrificial vessels, elephants, mountains, and? Etc; What are the tools for Sheng Chang and Guan Chang? Zun (Yi), Zan, Jue, Jiao, San (?). Secondly, there are "Zhu Gan Yu Qi", "Da Lu (Lu)", "Long? Arc" ("Yili Jinli"), and so on, of course, some do not need to be bronze.
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