Tripod Vessel (Ding)

dc.date.accessioned	2022-07-16T16:13:29Z
dc.date.available	2022-07-16T16:13:29Z
dc.description	Tripod vessels were some of the earliest ritual vessels cast in bronze, their legs giving the vessel stability when its contents were heated over embers. The ding vessel was used for offerings of stewed meat, and was considered one of the most important ritual vessels.The legendary sage-king Yu the Great had nine bronze dings cast, symbolizing the nine ancient states of China. These dings became symbols of legitimacy for later rulers. By the time this piece was created, dings were made in odd-numbered sets that indicated rank-nine for kings and seven for lords-with the number decreasing for the lower ranks of the nobility.
dc.description.sponsorship	Gift of James and Aneta McIntyre
dc.format.extent	6.5" x 9" x 7"
dc.format.medium	Metalwork
dc.format.medium	Cast Bronze
dc.identifier.other	2006.038.001
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10177/20322
dc.relation.ispartof	Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, Salem Oregon
dc.relation.ispartof	Asian Art Collection
dc.rights	For use information see: http://www.willamette.edu/arts/hfma/collections/copyright.html
dc.title	Tripod Vessel (Ding)
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iiif.canvas.naming	Image
local.culture	Asian / China
local.mastercopy	HfmoaVolume20\662.jp2

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