Mao Gong Ding bronze cauldron
E376572
The Mao Gong Ding bronze cauldron is an ancient Chinese ritual vessel famed for bearing one of the longest and most important bronze inscriptions from the Zhou dynasty.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mao Gong Ding | 2 |
| Mao Gong Ding bronze cauldron canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3650762 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mao Gong Ding bronze cauldron Context triple: [National Palace Museum, notableArtifact, Mao Gong Ding bronze cauldron]
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A.
Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng
The Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng is a lavish Warring States–period burial site in present-day Hubei, China, famed for its exceptionally well-preserved bronze bells and other ritual artifacts that illuminate ancient Chinese music and court culture.
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B.
Han dynasty jade burial suit
The Han dynasty jade burial suit is an ancient Chinese funerary garment made of thousands of jade plaques sewn together, used to encase the bodies of elite nobles in the belief that jade could preserve the corpse and confer immortality.
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C.
Yinxu
Yinxu is the archaeological site of the late Shang dynasty capital near Anyang, China, renowned for its oracle bone inscriptions and royal tombs.
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D.
Banliang coin
The Banliang coin was an early standardized round bronze coin with a square hole that became the model for later Chinese cash coins.
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E.
The Ancient Chinese Bronze Art
The Ancient Chinese Bronze Art is a major exhibition showcasing the history, craftsmanship, and cultural significance of Chinese bronze artifacts from early dynasties through later imperial periods.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mao Gong Ding bronze cauldron Target entity description: The Mao Gong Ding bronze cauldron is an ancient Chinese ritual vessel famed for bearing one of the longest and most important bronze inscriptions from the Zhou dynasty.
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A.
Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng
The Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng is a lavish Warring States–period burial site in present-day Hubei, China, famed for its exceptionally well-preserved bronze bells and other ritual artifacts that illuminate ancient Chinese music and court culture.
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B.
Han dynasty jade burial suit
The Han dynasty jade burial suit is an ancient Chinese funerary garment made of thousands of jade plaques sewn together, used to encase the bodies of elite nobles in the belief that jade could preserve the corpse and confer immortality.
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C.
Yinxu
Yinxu is the archaeological site of the late Shang dynasty capital near Anyang, China, renowned for its oracle bone inscriptions and royal tombs.
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D.
Banliang coin
The Banliang coin was an early standardized round bronze coin with a square hole that became the model for later Chinese cash coins.
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E.
The Ancient Chinese Bronze Art
The Ancient Chinese Bronze Art is a major exhibition showcasing the history, craftsmanship, and cultural significance of Chinese bronze artifacts from early dynasties through later imperial periods.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese bronze
ⓘ
bronze ding vessel ⓘ ritual vessel ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Confucian textual tradition
ⓘ
Zhou royal court ⓘ
linked to:
Zhou royal house
|
| category |
Chinese ritual bronzes
ⓘ
archaeological artifact ⓘ inscribed bronze vessel ⓘ |
| civilization |
Zhou China
ⓘ
linked to:
Zhou dynasty
|
| commissionedBy | King of Zhou ⓘ |
| culture | Chinese ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Mao Gong ⓘ |
| dynasty | Zhou dynasty ⓘ |
| era | early Chinese Bronze Age ⓘ |
| function |
commemorative object
ⓘ
ritual food vessel ⓘ |
| hasInscription | yes ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | nationally important cultural relic of China ⓘ |
| inscriptionContentType |
moral exhortation
ⓘ
political instruction ⓘ royal proclamation ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| inscriptionLength | one of the longest bronze inscriptions from the Zhou dynasty ⓘ |
| inscriptionMedium | cast inscription ⓘ |
| inscriptionPurpose | to record the king’s instructions to Mao Gong ⓘ |
| inscriptionScript | bronze script ⓘ |
| inscriptionTheme |
good governance
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loyalty to the king ⓘ moral virtue ⓘ reward for service ⓘ royal favor ⓘ |
| manufacturingTechnique | piece-mold casting ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| objectType | cauldron ⓘ |
| period | Western Zhou period ⓘ |
| region |
Central Plains of China
ⓘ
linked to:
North China Plain
|
| significance |
important source for Zhou dynasty political history
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important source for study of Zhou ritual system ⓘ important source for study of early Chinese writing ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
archaeology
ⓘ
art history ⓘ epigraphy ⓘ history ⓘ philology ⓘ |
| usedIn |
ancestral rites
ⓘ
state rituals ⓘ |
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Subject: Mao Gong Ding bronze cauldron Description of subject: The Mao Gong Ding bronze cauldron is an ancient Chinese ritual vessel famed for bearing one of the longest and most important bronze inscriptions from the Zhou dynasty.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mao Gong Ding bronze cauldron
linked to: Mao Gong Ding bronze cauldron