[0018] clock

[[0018] clock]

[0018] clock, 35.9 cm in height, 18.8 cm in milling distance and 8 kg in weight
The bell is equipped with a barrel handle on the top of the bell, which is used to hang the bell body. Each part of the bell body is separated by small breast nails. The decoration is fine, with overlapping thunder patterns at the tunnel, and cloud patterns between “seal”. 35 characters were cast on the “Zheng” room and the drum:
At the beginning of the first month, the auspicious Ding Hai,
[0018] (Yin Zu) as the precious bell. Use
to be filial to your uncle, use
to enjoy the bulk, and use
to be a good guest
[0018] [0080] (Yin Ji) Cai
Ji Yongbao uses
Shao Da
The main idea is that “0018” made this set of precious clocks on the first auspicious day of the first month, Dinghai. It is used to commemorate the dead father and uncle, to honor the ancestors of the family’s eldest son, and to cheer up at the banquet of friends and guests. “0018” and his wife, Cai Ji, will always use this clock to honor the legitimate family
The record of “bulk” in this inscription shows one aspect of the patriarchal system of the Western Zhou Dynasty, which is worth noting


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