[Secondary You]
Secondary You, with a height of 21.8 cm, a width of 21.5 cm and a weight of 2.44 kg
You have a round belly, round feet, a cover, a trumpet-shaped grip on the top of the cover, and upright “horns” cast on both sides of the cover. The device connects the lifting beam with a half ring, and the two ends of the lifting beam are carved with animal heads. Both the neck and the front and back of the cover are cast with embossed animal heads, with decorative bands on both sides of the animal heads
With the same inscription on the cover and the vessel, there are five lines of 30 characters:
Only in the beginning of February, Jiding
Mao, and the official order of “0051”
Tian Ren. For the second time, give the horse to Jo. For Yang Gong
, it is used as a treasure
The main idea of the inscription: On the first auspicious day of February, Ding Mao, the wife of the marquis, Gong Jia, ordered him to be the next officer in charge of the farmland. You will be rewarded for times, and given horses and fur robes. In order to thank and promote the beauty of Gongjia, this precious Yi ware was specially made.
次卣-局部次卣-器身铭文拓片次卣-盖铭文拓片