Wei Fu Ji Zhi，Tonggao 17.4cm，Caliber 9.3×7.6cm，Weight 980g，Belongs to the late Shang bet365 app download，Excavated in Anyang, Henan Province in the early 1950s，National first-class cultural relic，Now in Xinxiang Museum。Olate，Xi Kou，tie neck，Slightly bulging abdomen，Circle Foot，With cover。Gai Weigu，A mushroom-shaped column on top，Scroll pattern on top。The cover is symmetrically decorated with two sets of animal mask patterns centered on the pillar，The neck and feet are decorated with two sets of ribbon-shaped Kui dragon patterns in different shapes，Two sets of animal mask patterns on the abdomen。This vessel has a solemn shape，There are only two kinds of decorations on the whole body: animal mask pattern and Kui dragon pattern，The decorative techniques are also different from the elaborate "three-layer flowers" that were mainstream at the time。The whole device has no ground pattern，Only the deep and protruding main relief pattern，So it looks very rough and eye-catching，Giving people a sense of majesty and solemnity。The three-character inscription "Wei Fu Ji" is cast inside the cover。

The animal mask pattern was formerly known as the Taotie pattern。"Lu Shi Chun Qiu Xian Shi Lan": "Zhou Ding wrote Taotie，Head but no body，Eating people without swallowing them，Harm his body，Repay with words。" Based on this, people in the Song Dynasty called the decorations on bronze vessels that represent the heads of beasts or are mainly about the heads of beasts called Taotie patterns，Use this more in the future。Modern scholars often use the more accurate term "animal mask pattern" to call it。In almost the entire Shang Dynasty and early Western Zhou Dynasty，Animal mask patterns occupy a dominant position in bronze decoration，Widely decorated on the belly bet365 app download utensil、Shoulder、foot、Significant parts such as covers，is "the most prominent、The most mysterious meaning、The most mature structure bet365 app download decoration”，Other ornaments bet365 app download same period are almost always used as foils and accessories。Middle Yin Ruins，The main part bet365 app download animal mask pattern begins to appear more reliefs，Some protruding parts have a certain thickness。

"Shuowen·Jiaobu": "觯，Country drinking corner。"The cup is a small, round drinking cup，The basic shape is a luxury mouth，tie neck，Deep belly，Circle Foot，Mostly covered，The shape bet365 app download utensils is mostly oval or round，Very few have square shapes。Zi is also an important bronze ritual vessel。"Book of Rites and Ritual Vessels": "Sacrifice bet365 app download Ancestral Temple，The distinguished person offers a noble title，Those who are mean will be given away；The Venerable Raise His Majesty，The humble ones raise their horns。”There were many wine vessels in the Shang Dynasty，君、觚、杝、corner、How to distinguish different categories such as wine，Except for the shape bet365 app download vessel，Capacity is also an important way to identify。Zheng Xuan noted: “One promotion is called a noble title，Two liters is a goblet，三生曰曯，Four-liter sun horn，Wu Sheng Yue San。""Han Shi Wai Zhuan" also said this。Zheng Qiao's "Tongzhi·The First Utensil and Service Guide·Respecting the System of Yi Jue and Jue": "Jue and Jue are both drinking vessels，The emperor is big and the prince is small。"It can be seen that Gu is slightly larger than Jue and Gu，But the prevalence and quantity ratio of use are much lower than the two。

Bronze vessels first appeared in the late Shang Dynasty，First used by the Yin people and widely popular，It is the product of Yin people's wine。After the demise bet365 app download Shang Dynasty，Bronze jars are still popular among the Yin survivors，Some Zhou people were affected and started using it，So it was also more common in the early Western Zhou Dynasty，Basically replaced Gu’s position，Used until the Eastern Zhou Dynasty。But the bronze vessels bet365 app download early Western Zhou Dynasty are compared with those bet365 app download Yin Ruins，The style begins to become simple，A large reduction in the number of covered cups，Whether it is production technology or decorative pattern，Not as exquisite and luxurious as the Yin Ruins。Usually in the shape of a small cup in a tube，Short and droopy，There are also slender goblet-shaped ones，Smooth and beautiful lines。

Bronze wine has not been popular for a long time，Not too many，Generally found in tombs with many unearthed copper ritual vessels，The number of units is mostly 1 piece，No more than two、Three items。More than 460 pieces of bronze vessels unearthed from Rufuhao’s tomb，53 of them，40 pieces，But there are only 2 pieces。Late Shang Dynasty，The distribution areas of bronze cypresses are mainly concentrated in Henan and Guanzhong areas，Anyang is the central area where bronze phoenix is ​​popular，Among them, the largest number was unearthed from the Yin Ruins and the castings are exquisite，Meeted the needs bet365 app download Yin people for drinking and offering sacrifices。"Book of Rites·Biaoji": "Yin people respect gods，Lead the people to serve God，Ghost first, then etiquette。”On many occasions，Sacrificial vessels are often sacrificial vessels，Reflect etiquette through sacrificial activities。"Wei Fuji" records the clan and ancestor titles bet365 app download worshipers，"Wei" is the clan clan bet365 app download author，“Father Ji” is the ancestor being sacrificed，The inscription indicates that this vessel is a sacrificial vessel made by the "Wei" clan for "Father Ji"。

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