Notes on the Casting of the Handles of Some Bronze Vessels in the Yin Dynasty

Notes on the Casting of the Handles of Some Bronze Vessels in the Yin Dynasty

While I was investigating the casting methods employed for chüeh and chia, a particularly interesting and somewhat complicated question came to my attention － the method employed in the casting of their handles. Although there were insufficient moulds relating to this part of the assembly, the seams around the handles were so clear as to make me ponder over it and try to make some deductions. I, then, examined several other kinds of utensils having the same D-type handles located vertically on the sides of the bodies as in the case of chüeh, and chia. The most useful examples in our Collection were the kuei and a mono-handled ting.