Wu Ding, the Empress Dowager of Shang Dynasty, was 133 cm tall, 1 10 cm long, 79 cm wide and weighed 832.84kg.. The device has thick ears and folded edges, and its abdomen is rectangular, which is supported by four pillars. The four corners of the abdomen, the middle of the upper and lower edges and the upper part of the foot have leaves.
"Shang stepmother's tripod body and four feet are cast as a whole, and the tripod ears are cast after the tripod body is cast. Wu Ding, the heavenly queen of Shang Dynasty, was huge, magnificent and exquisite in craftsmanship.
Exquisite dragon patterns and gluttonous patterns are cast around the tripod body, which increases the sense of strength and dignity of the cultural relics themselves [2]. The cicada pattern cast on the foot shows a well-defined cicada body. The word "stepmother Wu" is cast on the inner wall of the abdomen. The font is rich and plump, the strokes are peaked at the beginning and end, and the fat pen is used occasionally.
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History of Simu Wuding
In the late Shang Dynasty (14th century to 1 1 century), King Zu Geng of Shang Dynasty or Zujia cast a tripod to sacrifice his mother (wife of King Wu Ding of Shang Dynasty).
1939, Wu Ding, the stepmother of Shang Dynasty, was unearthed in Wuguan Village, Anyang City, Henan Province. The news was learned by the Japanese army, and the villagers were worried about being discovered by the Japanese army and being buried underground again.
1June, 946, Wu Ding, the mother of the Shang Dynasty, was dug up again, transported to Nanjing, and kept by the preparatory office of the Central Museum.
1959, the Chinese History Museum was completed, and Wu Ding, the stepmother of Shang Dynasty, was transferred from Nanjing to Beijing and deposited in the National Museum? .
In 1970s, academic circles put forward a new textual research on the inscription of Wu Ding, the stepmother of Shang Dynasty: the word "heir" was changed to "Hou".
20 1 1 At the end of March, the signature and commentary of Wu Ding, the stepmother of Shang Dynasty, were renamed.
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