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The Zuozhuan provides a detailed narrative on this famous battle fought between the Chu and Jin states
in 597 BC, which ended in a decisive victory for Chu, and which, in turn, cemented the position of King
Zhuang of Chu as one of the five hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC). During
this battle, the war chariots of King Zhuang of Chu were divided into the right and left flanks. Xu Yan
commanded the right chariot with Yang Youji on the right. Peng Ming commanded the left chariot with
Qu Dang on the right. When King Zhuang of Chu was in pursuit of General Zhao Zhan of Jin, Zhao was
forced to abandon his chariot in the woods. Qu Dang then jumped off the chariot, successfully captured
him and seized his armor.
何氏並論，《周禮注疏》記：「戎右者，與君同車， 在目前出版的本戈銘文拓片及線描所示當中，屈叔沱
在車之右，執戈、盾，備制非常」。邲之戰役中，屈 祖父之名極為難辨，故何氏按古籍追溯屈族歷史，推
蕩為左廣之右，即為楚王之戎右。而本戈銘文有「楚 斷屈蕩乃楚國大夫屈完之孫（見詳細推論，前述出
王之元右」語，「元右」即為「戎右」，因古稱兵車 處，頁58），而本戈之主為屈蕩，故此其銘文中無
亦為「元戎」，其右者則亦可稱為「元右」。何氏從 法辨認之字即應為「完」字。
中推斷，屈叔沱乃楚王之戎右，與上述史籍記載之屈
蕩恰恰相符。
Above Drawings of the inscriptions on the present lot, illustrated in Exhibition of Ancient Chinese Ritual Bronzes, Loaned by C.T. Loo &
Co., The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, 1940, pl. XXXIII.
上 本品線描圖示於《An Exhibition of Ancient Chinese Ritual Bronzes. Loaned by C.T. Loo & Co.》，底特律藝術博物館，底特律，1940
年，圖版XXXIII
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