The Duke of bet365 sports conquered the square tripod to the east and it became the square tripod with phoenix and bird patterns in the early Western bet365 sports Dynasty，It is a rare bronze vessel from the early Western bet365 sports Dynasty，Tonggao 26.8 cm，Height 21.4 cm，Caliber 21.1cm×16cm。Rectangle，Prick ears，Straight talk，square lips，Abdominal wall is straight，Flat bottom，Higher pillars。

　1927，Dang Yukun (also known as Dang Yukun) was defeated by Duke bet365 sports when he conquered Fangding in the East.，nicknamed Dang Guaizi) stolen from Daijiawan, Baoji, Shaanxi，Flowed into the United States soon，Now in the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, USA。When Dang Yukun robbed ancient tombs in Daijiawan, Baoji，More than a thousand migrant workers on a daily basis，Duration half a year，Unprecedented scale，Serious damage to cultural relics。

The Duke of bet365 sports's Eastern Conquest of Fangding was first recorded in Wu Qichang's "Bronze Wen Li Shuo Shu Zheng"，Recorded in the book as “Excavated from Fengxiang Qinwen Cemetery”。Ke Changji's "Bronze Inscriptions on Regions" is also thought to have been unearthed in Baoji。The owner name cannot be read，Generally replaced by ※，Recorded as "※Fang Ding"。Because the inscription contains the words "Fengbai"，So it is also called Fengbaiding，Also read as Zhuoding、爯方丁。1940s，Chen Mengjia saw this tripod in the United States，It is also stated in the "Dating of Bronze Ware of the Western bet365 sports Dynasty" that Dang Yukun unearthed it in Lingshan, 40 miles west of Fengxiang，Name it "bet365 sports Gongdong Zheng Fang Ding" according to the content of the inscription，Later scholars often named the tripod this way when citing it。

Based on Chen Mengjia’s notes，Baoji scholar Gao Ciruo、Liu Mingke、Wang Guangyong conducted another in-depth investigation，Based on the record books of Ma Wuqiao and Yang Ziliang who participated in the excavation and were responsible for recording，The Fang Ding from bet365 sports Gong’s Eastern Conquest comes from Tomb No. 15。This tomb not only has a tomb passage，There are also murals，It is rare in bet365 sports tombs。

　2007，Wang Xueliang from the Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology sent back the photos and inscription rubbings of Duke bet365 sports’s Eastern Conquest Fangding Tripod from the United States，Sparked the research enthusiasm of many domestic scholars and archaeological enthusiasts，People have interpreted and studied its inscriptions，Many of them have unique insights，Very valuable for reference。But the academic community is unsure about the owner of the vessel in the inscription，Involved Fengbai、Where are Bogu and other places sealed?，The relationship between the vessel owner and Duke bet365 sports，Questions such as where is the bet365 sports Temple in the inscription，There is no conclusive conclusion。

This tripod has a unique shape and pattern，The most eye-catching thing is the unique decoration design，Cleverly combines patterns and shapes，The four walls are decorated with large and eye-catching long-crested phoenix birds with back-to-back themes as the theme，Use high relief to cover the wall，The heads of two adjacent phoenixes overlap at the four corners，Outside of beak protrusion，Form the edge bet365 sports door，Exhibit three-dimensional effect，The four legs are also shaped into the shape of a flat body, pointed beak, and long crowned phoenix，The beak also extends out bet365 sports vessel，Echoing the edge bet365 sports vessel wall。The entire body is filled with fine thunder patterns，Luxury and splendor，Very beautiful。

On the bronze ritual vessels of the early Western bet365 sports Dynasty，The phoenix and bird patterns are not only large in number，The variety has also increased，There is a long-crested phoenix、Various phoenix patterns such as the curved-horned phoenix and the multi-toothed phoenix，Especially the huge size、The large phoenix bird with gorgeous composition occupies the main part of the utensil，Become a theme pattern。This style of decoration with phoenix birds continued until the middle of the Western bet365 sports Dynasty，Especially popular among King Mu、The Age of the Common King。This is a phenomenon worth noting。Ma Chengyuan thinks，It is related to "the prosperity of bet365 sports"，Related to the legend of "Eucks singing in Qishan" ("Guoyu·bet365 sports Yu")。The eagle is a kind of water bird mentioned in ancient books，Also known as Phoenix。Phoenix is ​​an auspicious bird in the eyes of ancient people，It is both the god of wind，Another messenger of destiny。bet365 sports people are famous for being good at farming，Worship the phoenix as your protector and angel，And painted and cast on bronze ritual vessels，It’s a reasonable thing。Zhang Maorong thinks，The Daijiawan area in Baoji is likely to be the origin of this kind of bronze ware with phoenix and bird patterns。

There is an inscription in the tripod with 5 lines and 35 words，The inscription is half on the wall，Half at the bottom of the vessel，Except for the 3 characters at the end of the 4th line which are on the bottom of the vessel，The last two characters of the remaining lines are at the bottom of the device。The inscription means: Duke bet365 sports expedition to the East，Conquer the rebellious Dongyi、Fengbai、Bo Gu，Shortly after victory，The Duke of bet365 sports was prayed for (enjoyed) in the bet365 sports Temple。On this day of Wuchen，Everyone drank the fine wine of Qin Real Estate to celebrate the victory of the Eastern Expedition and the joy of the Duke of bet365 sports being blessed in the bet365 sports Temple。At that time，Duke bet365 sports rewarded Zaibei Baipeng，Used to make this tripod。

About the production era of bet365 sports Gong’s Eastern Expedition，Chen Mengjia thinks it is a tool from the time of becoming a king，Tang Lan believes that it was written in the fourth year of bet365 sports Gong's regency，Wang Shimin、Chen Gongrou、Zhang Changshou is designated as the standard device for becoming a king。

　The character "爯" comes from claw，Cong Ran，It is a synonym for lifting a knitted material such as a dustpan with one hand，Original meaning is lift。Zhang Maorong thinks，Early Western bet365 sports Dynasty，The "人" part at the bottom of the character "爯" extends very long to both sides，But it becomes very short in the late stage。The word "爯" in "爯盨" is written in a special way，It may be caused by wrong standards。The Chinese character "爯" is pronounced as "Zai" in Tanglan，Thought it is related to "Zai"，Zhuo may be Ran Jizai。

There are several people named "爯" in the bronze inscriptions of the Western bet365 sports Dynasty，Earlier seen in Zhuo Jue、爯簍、爯鬲，In the middle period, I saw him in Shu Bo Gui、Yinghou Zhuoyu、爯盨，Seen in Rong Yousi Juoding in the late period。

(Text/Photo by Yang Shuming)