A dissertation on the ancient Chinese vases of the Shang dynasty from 1743 to 1496, B. C. (1851)
Thoms, P. P. (Peter Perring) · London : The author : Sold by J. Gilbert · leaf 49
55. sile weapon raised, and imports, when on a Vase or Wine Vessel, an admoni- tion against excessive eating and drinking at the time of sacrificing. The two last characters are FR XE Jin Kwei, “ the people of Kwei.” The father of CHING-TANG, the founder of the Dynasty, being called Kwe1, it is… … This Vessel, with its cover, measured in height seven Chinese inches and two-tenths ; its containing depth was four inches and six-tenths ; its cir- PL PEP PIII cumference, at the neck, three-inches and seven-tenths; round the centre, four inches. It weighed two Chinese pounds and fifteen ounces,…
Bronzes, Chinese · Bronzes, Chinese -- To 221 B.C
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