新见楚式青铜器器铭试释

A Tentative Explanation of Inscriptions on the Group of Chu-Style Bronzes Discovered Recently

2006年10月,新见一组楚式青铜器29件,有鼎、盘、匜、鬲、簋、方壶、豆等,传为同坑所出。铜器上大多铸有铭文,其中鼎、簋有铭文"君"字;簋各有铭文21字,内容与"救秦戎"有关。方壶则制作极为精美,可与河南浙川下寺楚墓出土方壶媲美。这组青铜器的数量及组合,以及盘、匜所见楚王称号等,均显示出墓主的贵族身份。另外,青铜器的组合在同类型器中也极为鲜见,具有地方色彩。根据这组青铜器的形制、纹饰及铭文,其所属年代应在春秋晚期与战国早期之间。

In October 2006, twenty nine bronzes including ding, ye, li, gui, dou, plate, and square kettle were discovered. It is said by owner that they were unearthed from a same pit. Most of them bear inscriptions. For example,the word “jun（君）” can be found both on ding and gui.And each of the gui carries 21 words with the meaning relevant to the historical event—“save the army of Qin State” .The square kettles are as exquisite as the ones found in the Chu tomb in Xiasi Village, Xichuan County, Zhejiang Province. The amount and combination situation of the bronzes, and the title of the King of Chu inscribed in ye and plate shows that the occupant of the tomb must be an aristocrat. Moreover, the combination of this group of bronzes reveals some local characteristics .Judging from the shape, decoration, and inscription, the author concludes that the date of the bronze group is between late Spring and Autumn Period, and early Warring States Period.