WANG Yin
A Comparison of the Caowei and Sunwu Burials...........................................87

Abstract：The author focuses on the burials of Caowei and Sunwu. This research summarizes the related discoveries and their features. The author investigates the related mortuary customs and social cultures. Evident common features could be observed in the chamber structures between the Caowei and Sunwu burials. And the accompanying artifacts and chamber structure indicate their interactions. The difference was mainly above ground, while more similarities existed underground between the Caowei and Sunwu burials.


XUE Mingbo
On the Bronze Artifacts and History of the Rui State....................................95

Abstract：Archaeological work of the Rui kingdom has been making great progress. In recent decades, Rui-related discoveries have come to light, the most notable ones of which include the cemetery of the Rui Kings and bronze wares with Rui inscriptions. A comparison between the unearthed data and historical documents could shed light on the Rui history. There may have been 13 generations of Rui Kings for 400 years, from the founding of the Rui state at the beginning of the Western Zhou Dynasty to its demise. At its final state, the Rui state may have been relocated to Liangdaicun and Liujiawa, which transformed from an vassal state to an independent vassal state at the beginning of the Spring and Autumn period. Eventually, it was taken over by the Qin state.

LIANG Yun and ZHANG Zhidan
On the Ziche Dagger from Maojiaping.......................................................104

Abstract：The dagger with inscriptions of Ziche from the Maojiaping burial M2059 should date to the early phase of the middle Spring and Autumn period. The Qingong in the inscriptions should be referring to the Mu Marquis of Qin. The burial should date to the transition from the middle to late Spring and Autumn period, the occupant of which should be of the Che lineage, with the Ying surname. The Maojiaping site might be of the Yi county. The burial M2059 was of the highest rank there, which indicates that the tomb occupant should have been an administrative leader appointed by the central government of Qin.

LIU Yuli
Two Interpretations of the Inscribed Bronze Vessels from Luoyang..........108

Abstract：The Daguan tripod ding and Minshi kettle fang were unearthed at Luoyang, both of which are in the collection of the Education Museum of the Luoyang Institute of Science and Technology. There are six cast inscriptions on the tripod, which are Baiyang Anyi Daguan. As for the kettle, an inscription of Yang was on its neck, while four inscriptions Yizui Minshi are on the outer side of its bottom. The two vessels shed light on the history, geography and surnames of the Warring State period and the Western Han period.

CHEN Canping
On the Iron Mirrors from Burials of the Sui and Tang Dynasties...............112

Abstract：Iron mirrors should not be overlooked among mirrors of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. They were considered“ancient mirrors”then, which made a continuation of the iron-mirror tradition in North China from the Han and Jin period. The tradition ended around the late seventh century. The discovery of iron mirrors could have chronological values. Iron mirrors could also be found in the Taoist tradition. However, iron mirrors from burials of the Sui and Tang Dynasties differed from the religious mirrors in texts, which should have been of two systems.

LI Yiqing
On the YUAN An Stele and the YUAN Chang Stele....................................120

Abstract：As the tombstones of seal character, Yuan'an tablet and Yuan chang tablet have had differences about their engraving age since they were unearthed, and so far there has been no conclusion.On the basis of reviewing the arguments in the past in detail, this paper further discusses the inscriptions on the side of the tablet, the unearthed place, the shape of the stone tablet, the style of the inscription and the calligraphic, and demonstrates that the two tablets were engraved in the earlier Eastern Han Dynasty (about 120 AD). Pray for helpful to the related research.


GAO Bo
On the Epitaph of the ZHANG Sijiu Couple of the Tang Dynasty.................127

Abstract：The Xi’an Institute of Cultural Relics Preservation and Archaeology excavated a burial, the female occupant of which was of the Hu lineage. The burial was of mural paintings. According to its epitaph, the husband of the female occupant, ZHANG Sijiu, died in Anxi. Hu made an evocation tomb for him. Thereafter, Hu became a Buddhist. Their son, ZHANG Youbin became an eunuch in the palace in the reign of Emperor Xuan. Hu passed away at the beginning of the Tianbao period. Their son hosted another evocation ceremony for his father and made the burial for the couple. The epitaph sheds light on the daily life of the commoners in the reign of Emperor Xuan.


GUO Bin
On the Epitaph of HAN Tong of the Fiver Dynasties.................................131

Abstract：The epitaph of Han Tong records the history of Han Tong as an official through the reigns of the Jin, Han and Zhou states, as well as his family. The records could supplement historical documents. And the alliance marriages among the Han lineage and the Dong and Zhang lineages have shed light on geographic history. The epitaph was unclear with Han's death, which may have connected with Han’s rivalry against the mutiny launched by the Zhao family.

YANG Xiaoyu
A Research of the Bronze Ritual Vessels of the Ming Dynasty in the Confucius Temple at Qufu......................................................................................136

Abstract：The Ming Dynasty was the epic for the ritual ceremonies centering the Confucius Temple. The bronze ritual assemblage in the collection of the Qufu Confucius Temple, though looted and destroyed, is still of a large number, two thirds of which bear inscriptions. They are in diverse forms, featuring fu, gui, dou and jue. The inscriptions indicate the functions, casting dates, manufacture supervisors and so on. The artifacts were made according to drawings in Quelizhi. The assemblage consists of artifacts manufactured in a range of 200 years. They contribute greatly to the understanding of the design and craftsmanship of ritual artifacts in the Confucius Temple, and shed light on the ritual ceremonies in the late Ming Dynasty.