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Ke came from a prominent aristocratic family in the Western The present ding has had an incredible journey following 克出身西周貴族官宦世家。據韋博士之研究，克的曾
Zhou dynasty. According to the research by Wei Xinying, its initial discovery over 130 years ago. It first entered 祖為師華父，又稱釐季，曾於周王朝擔任師職，並能
Ke’s great grandfather, Shi Hua Fu, also known as Li Ji, held the collection of Duan Fang (1861-1911), one of the most 出納王命。出納王命即為傳達王之聖命，擔任者必是
the high official position of shi (marshal) at the Zhou court. important political figures of the late Qing dynasty and a
He humbly served the Zhou king and was empowered to major collector of archaic bronzes. After Duan’s death, the 周王最為信賴之近臣或親信。克的祖父及父親分別為
relay the king’s royal orders, a privilege strictly reserved ding was acquired by Yamanaka & Co. and was included 考伯及後仲，二人曾應亦在王朝任師職。克承其先祖
for the king’s most trusted personnel. Ke’s grandfather in the company’s 1923 exhibition in Osaka, Japan. It later 之功績，先於周王朝擔任師職，後任膳夫職，掌王之
and father were Kao Bo and Hou Zhong, respectively, both entered the collection of the art dealer Jan W.A. Kleijkamp, 飲食膳羞，並且也被賦予了出納王命的權利，由此足
of whom likely also served as the shi of the kingdom. Ke’s whose inventory was purchased by the New York art dealer 見克當時地位顯赫，為周王的親信近臣（2019年，頁
official career greatly benefited from the contributions of his Harold G. Wacker. When Chen Mengjia traveled to North
ancestors. He first served as the shi and later was appointed America as a visiting scholar in the 1940s, he visited Wacker 118至126及143）。
to the position of shanfu in charge of the king’s meals at the in New York and selected a group of 30 bronzes, including
royal court. Like his great grandfather, Ke was also granted the present ding, for his book. The inscription on this vessel 關於克所生活的年代，學術界眾說紛紜。馬承源主張
the responsibility of relaying the king’s orders, which clearly has also been extensively published by major scholars and 克為西周孝王時人（1988年，頁217）。陳佩芬沿用
indicates his prestigious status within the central Zhou collectors since the late Qing dynasty. 此說（2004年，頁242）。陳夢家傾向於克為夷王時
government (2019, pp 118-126 and 143).
LITERATURE 人（2004年，頁263）。郭沫若則認為克生活於夷王
There has been much debate about the period during Chen Peifen, Xia Shang Zhou qingtongqi yanjiu [Study of archaic 及厲王兩世（1935年，頁111b）。唐蘭持厲王宣王說
which Ke lived in the Western Zhou dynasty. Ma Chengyuan bronzes from Shang, Shang and Zhou dynasties], Shanghai, 2004. （1985年，頁124）。周亞在其文章中逐一分析了孝
believes Ke was from the time of King Xiao (1988, p. 217). His Chen Mengjia, Xi Zhou tongqi duandai [Dating of Western
opinion is supported by Chen Peifen (2004, p. 242). Chen Zhou dynasty bronzes], Beijing, 2004. 王說及夷王說的薄弱之處，並表明自己贊同厲王說，
Mengjia, on the other hand, argues that Ke lived during the Guo Moruo, Liang Zhou jinwenci daxi kaoshi [Study of the bronze 但同時也意識到目前的一些斷代難度問題（2017年，
period of King Yi (2004, p. 263). Guo Moruo proposes that inscriptions of the Western and Eastern Zhou], vol. 2, 1935. 頁309至315）。針對此一課題近年韋心瀅博士曾有過
Ke lived during both the periods of King Yi and King Li (1935, Ke Changji, Jinwen fenyubian [Geographical study of bronze 深入研究。韋博士在文章中通過青銅器器型學及紋樣
p. 111b.). Tang Lan suggests that Ke’s life coincided with the inscriptions], 1935. 學對比，並輔以金文歷譜檢視帶有四要素俱全的克
reigns of King Li and King Xuan (1985, p. 124). In his article, Li Xueqin, ‘Lun Keqi de qufen [Discussion on the
Zhou Ya challenges both the ‘King Xiao’ and ‘King Yi’ theories differentiation of Ke vessels], Xia Shang Zhou niandaixue 器銘文，最終得出結論，克當為西周宣王時人（2019
and concludes that he agrees more with the ‘King Li’ theory zhaiji [Notes on the chronology of Xia, Shang and Zhou 年，頁118至121及143）。
while acknowledging its limitations (2017, pp 309-315). dynasties], Shenyang, 1999.
The most recent research on this topic is by Wei Xinying. Li Xueqin, ‘Qingtongqi yu Zhouyuan yizhi [Archaic bronzes 本鼎的來源著錄極佳，傳承有序，尤為難得。自出
Wei analyzes in detail both the decoration and form of the and the archeological site of Zhouyuan]’, Xinchu qingtongqi 土逾一百三十年間以其獨特的視角見證著近代金石
vessels from the ‘Ke’ set, and further examines the cyclical yanjiu [Study of recently discovered bronzes], Beijing, 2014. 史上的風雲沉浮。此鼎初為端方收藏。端方為清末重
information from the inscriptions on the related ‘Ke’ vessels. Luo Xizhang, ed., Fufengxian wenwu zhi [Records of the
In conclusion, Wei suggests that Ke was from the period of cultural relics in the Fufeng county], Xi’an, 1993. 要政治家，同時也是著名的金石學家以及青銅器收藏
King Xuan (2019, pp 118-121 and 143). Luo Zhenyu, Zhensongtang jigu yiwen [Gathering of ancient 大家。端方去世後，此鼎繼由山中商會購得，並且錄
writings in the Zhensongtang], 1930. 於其1923年在日本大阪舉辦的展覽《古代中國美術展
Ma Chengyuan, Shang Zhou qingtongqi mingwenxuan [Selection of 觀》。此後，此鼎輾轉至藝術商人傑•利開普處，後
Shang and Zhou dynasty bronze inscriptions], vol. 3, Beijing, 1988. 其庫存被紐約藝術商人魏格收購。上世紀四十年代，
Tang Lan, ‘Guanyu dakezhong [About Da Ke Zhong]’, 陳夢家訪美進行學術研究，至紐約時從魏格處選取了
Chutuwenxian yanjiu [Research on excavated classics], 三十件青銅器錄入其著作，當中即包括本鼎。除顯赫
Beijing, 1985, pp 121-125.
Wei Xinying, ‘Kezhijiazu jiegou yu xiangguan wentiyanjiu [Study 的來源以外，本鼎的銘文自清末起即被各大金石學著
of the family structure of Ke and the related questions]’, 作所收錄，著錄極多，足見其在青銅器收藏及研究領
Qingtongqi yu jinwen [Archaic bronzes and bronze inscriptions], 域的重要地位。
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Fig. 1 Da Ke ding and rubbing of its inscription © Shanghai Museum, Shanghai 張天恩編，《陝西金文集成》西安，2016年
圖一 大克鼎及其銘文拓片 © 上海博物館，上海 周亞，〈關於大克鼎的幾個問題〉，《青銅器與金
文》，第一輯，上海，2017年，頁306至322
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