In inscriptions on weapons from Sanjin States,ye(冶) is the abbreviation of ’yeyin’,which was the title of lower rank official. On bronze weapons from the Qin state,inscription’gengzhang’refers to gengren zhizhang...In inscriptions on weapons from Sanjin States,ye(冶) is the abbreviation of ’yeyin’,which was the title of lower rank official. On bronze weapons from the Qin state,inscription’gengzhang’refers to gengren zhizhang (the headman of gengren). In the Qin state,criminals were generally called as ’gengren’ and ’gengzhang’ should mean the headman of criminals instead of officials.展开更多
文摘In inscriptions on weapons from Sanjin States,ye(冶) is the abbreviation of ’yeyin’,which was the title of lower rank official. On bronze weapons from the Qin state,inscription’gengzhang’refers to gengren zhizhang (the headman of gengren). In the Qin state,criminals were generally called as ’gengren’ and ’gengzhang’ should mean the headman of criminals instead of officials.
