Research on Three Inscriptions of Han and Wei in the Warring State Period

Newly-announced Ding vase,unearthed from Xing Qiu in Henan province with an inscription ofXingin Chinese character on the cover,can be traced back to the Wei State,judging by its format and style of writing.Newly-announcedCheng Gao Ling Ding vasewith the epigraph ofJiu Nuin Chinese character belongs to the Han State.The epigraphs can not be explained asGao Nu,butQiang Jiu Nufor short.Xiang Bang dagger-axe manufactured on the seventeenth year in the Wei State,published byTreasures of Qin Studio,has an inscription of ■.This can be understood as Mao(卯).The authority of officials termed as Xiang Bangin the Wei state can be more clearly understood.