Taishi Gui

[Taishi Guigui]

Taishi Guigui is 20.7cm high, 30.2cm wide and 6.12kg heavy
Gui is short, drum belly, circle foot, and there are unique animal heads on both sides of the neck. There is a cover, and the catcher on the top of the cover is in the shape of a horn. The cover and the belly are decorated with vertical lines, and the neck and ring foot are decorated with a thick string pattern
There are seven lines of 70 characters on the inside of the Gui cover and the bottom of the vessel:
The first moon is at Jiawu, and the king measures the palace in the Zhou division
. Dan, Wang Gedashi, ascended the throne. The king
called the teacher to call the Supreme Master in the morning and set up the
Central Court. Wang Huzai [0092] bestowed the crown prince a tiger fur. Bow down and jishou. Dare to show off to Yang Tian
Zi Pi and use it as a treasure. 虘 Its
is used for the eternal treasure. Only ten and two years
The main idea of the inscription: In the first month of the twelfth year of the king of Zhou, on the day of Jiawu when the sun and the moon are opposite, the king is in the division and measurement palace of the land of Zhou. At dawn, Wang arrived at the hall of the Zong Temple and took his seat. In the morning, Wang Hushi summoned Taishi to the door and stood in the middle of the courtyard. The king Huzai [0092] rewarded the grand master with a tiger skin robe. The Grand Master bowed and kowtowed. In order to thank and publicize the great and prominent reward of the Son of Heaven, I made this precious Gui. This Gui has been treasured for thousands of years
This inscription has a complete chronology, including the year, month, phase of the moon, and Ganzhi day. Among the more than 10000 bronze wares of the Yin and Zhou dynasties with inscriptions, there are only more than 30 such as Gui, which can record the time completely. It is a valuable data for studying the calendar and time of the Western Zhou Dynasty


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