In the Collection of Bronze Inscriptions of Yin-Zhou Period there is a bronze ding tripod,which can be named Heyang ding of the 24th year.Judged by the location and attribution of Heyang mentioned in its inscriptions,it must have been cast in the 24th year of Wei State Prince Hui’s Qianyuan reign (346 BC).The two inscriptions are both made in the Wei State,and the lid inscription is impossible to have been added after the ding transferred from the Wei to the Zhao State.This vessel can be taken as a standard bronze of the Wei State.
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