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Si Mu Wu Ding, now called stepmother Wu Ding, is also called stepmother Wu Dafang Ding and stepmother Fang Ding. The original drawing 1939 was unearthed in Anyang, Henan Province in March. The ancestral Jia of Shang Dynasty was built to worship his mother Wu. It is a masterpiece of bronze culture in Shang and Zhou Dynasties, and is now in the National Museum of China.

Wu Ding, the stepmother, was named after the word "Wu Ding" cast on the inner wall of the tripod. The tripod is rectangular, with a mouth length of110cm, a mouth width of 79cm, a wall thickness of 6cm, an ear height of133cm and a weight of 832kg. The tripod body is covered with thunder patterns, and panlong and gluttonous patterns are carved around it, which reflects the ultra-high technology and artistic level of bronze casting in China.

Characteristics of cultural relics of Simu Wuding

Wu Ding, the stepmother, has thick ears (one of which is equipped with a back), folded along the wide side, straight wall, deep abdomen and flat bottom, and a rectangular abdomen supported by four hollow columns.

The ear of the device is decorated with a series of embossed fish patterns, which are connected end to end. The outside of the ear is decorated with a relief pattern of Shuang Hu's cannibal head. There are prominent short ridges in the middle and four corners of the abdominal wall, and the belly is decorated with gluttonous patterns, all of which are located in Yun Leiwen. The upper end of the foot is decorated with embossed gluttonous patterns, and the bottom lining is lined with concave strings.

The inner wall of the abdomen is cast with the word "stepmother E". The font is vigorous and full, and the strokes are peak-shaped and peak-shaped, with occasional fat pens. This tripod was used by the Shang King to worship his mother "E". It is heavy and elegant in shape, magnificent in momentum, exquisite in decoration and superb in casting technology. It is also the largest bronze ritual vessel found in Shang Dynasty.