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Wu Ding, the Empress Dowager of Shang Dynasty, also known as Muswuding and Muswuding Fang Dading, was a casting product in the late Shang Dynasty (about14th century to1century).

Wu Ding, the Empress Dowager of Shang Dynasty, was133cm tall,10cm long, 79cm wide and weighed 832.84kg.. The device has thick ears and folded edges, and its abdomen is rectangular and supported by four pillars. There are leaves at the four corners of the abdomen, the middle of the upper and lower edges and the upper part of the foot. The body and four feet of Wu Ding, the Empress Dowager of Shang Dynasty, were cast as a whole, while the tripod ears were cast after the tripod body was cast. Wu Ding, the Empress Dowager of Shang Dynasty, also known as Muswuding and Muswuding Fang Dading, was a casting product in the late Shang Dynasty (about14th century to1century).

Wu Ding, the Empress Dowager of Shang Dynasty, was huge, magnificent and exquisite in craftsmanship. Exquisite dragon patterns and gluttonous patterns are cast around the tripod body, which adds a sense of grandeur to the cultural relics themselves. The cicada pattern cast on the feet shows the cicada body with clear lines. The inner wall of the abdomen is cast with the word "stepmother". The font is vigorous and full, and the strokes are peak-shaped and peak-shaped, with occasional fat pens.

Historical Introduction of Wuding Cultural Relics of Shang Empress

In the late Shang Dynasty (from14th century to 1 1 century), King Zu Geng or Zujia of Shang Dynasty cast a tripod to worship 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, moved 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".

At the end of March, 20 1 1, the signboard and commentary of Wu Ding, the stepmother of Shang Dynasty, were renamed.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Wu Ding, the stepmother of Shang Dynasty.