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Lobed Tripod Cauldron (Liding)

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鼎的变体:三足做成鼓胀的袋状,取的是鬲(lì)的做法,袋腹与足连成一体,所以叫"分裆"。商人在炊煮效率与礼制象征之间的折中,就在这几条接缝上。

Date
Shang
Period
公元前 12–11 世纪
Category
Bronze
Material type
Bronze
Material
bronze
Dimensions
至耳高 19.1 厘米,至口沿高 15.9 厘米,两耳间距 14.6 厘米
Collection of
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Asian Art Galleries
Accession number
49.136.5

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看什么

普通鼎的足是实心的柱状;这件的足是中空的袋状,向上与器身融合,三条袋腹之间的接缝就是"裆"。袋足 = 鬲(lì),鼎 + 鬲 = 鬲鼎。判断顺序很简单:先看足是不是鼓包,再看口沿上有没有耳。

为什么这样设计

袋状足扩大了受火面积,也增加了容积——本质是炊器。但到了商晚期,它被从灶台搬进了祭坛,形制保留、功能变成身份标识。这类"实用器礼制化"的例子在青铜组里特别多。

顺带看一眼

同厅的青铜鼎(实心柱足的常规款)和青铜斝(体量更大的盛酒器),三件并排看能一眼分辨足制差异。

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