Mao Gong-ding (English spelling)

Japanese: 毛公鼎 - もうこうてい（英語表記）Mao-gong-ding

This ding has the longest inscription among Chinese bronze objects. It is said to have been excavated in Qishan County, Shaanxi Province around 1850. It is 53.8 cm high, 47.9 cm in diameter, and has a ring-shaped band around the body. The inscription, which consists of 32 lines and 497 characters, is an explanation by the King of Zhou to Mao Gong'an of the principles of governance. Based on its content and the shape of the vessel, it is believed to date to the end of the Western Zhou period, but there is also a theory that the inscription is a forgery.

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Japanese:

中国古銅器中最も長文の銘をもつ鼎。陝西省岐山県で 1850年頃出土したといわれる。高さ 53.8cm，口径 47.9cmで，胴部に重環文帯がある。銘文は 32行 497字から成り，周王が毛公あんに治世の心得を説いたもので，その内容，器形から西周末のものと考えられているが，銘文を偽作とする説もある。

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