The bronze nose button of Yan State is “outside the stove”“

[Yan State Bronze Nose Button “Outer stoker” you “]

Bronze Nose Button” Outer stoker “you, Warring States Yan, your face 5.1 × 1.4 cm, 9.5 cm high
Your copper cast, nose button. Your text is in the ancient style of the Warring States Period, and it is written in Zhuwen, starting from the top right. Your article “Wai Si [0542]”, that is, Wai Si Si, is the official in charge of casting. The word “furnace” is the same as the word “furnace” in the Ming Dao inscription “outer furnace” on the currency of Yan. “鍴” is read as “Rui”, and Zheng Xuan’s note in “Zhou Li · Chun Guan · Dian Rui”: “Rui, Jie Xin also.” “Shuo Wen” explains: “(Jie), Rui Xin also.” This kind of long-handled and long-shaped official in the Warring States Period is only seen in the official of Yan State at present. There is a view that this is the official in charge of coin casting.

“外司炉鍴” 鉨钤本