"First of all, the bronze tree is a giant bronze vessel. From the perspective of craftsmanship, style, etc., I tend to believe that it is a product of the Shang and Zhou dynasties."

"Secondly, there is a very special cloud and thunder pattern on its trunk and branches. That kind of cloud and thunder pattern, with cloud patterns on top and thunder patterns on the bottom, represents the relative relationship between heaven and earth... This is in line with people's understanding of heaven and earth during the Shang and Zhou dynasties.

understanding.”

"Thirdly, its rust color is dark gray, and it is most likely that it is one of tin bronze, lead-tin bronze or lead bronze. From the perspective of copper quality, its casting period is more likely to be in the Western Zhou Dynasty, which is slightly greater than that in the Shang Dynasty.

Dynasty and Eastern Zhou Dynasty."

"Finally, there is a gully on its branches. I think that gully is the blood trough used to bleed the sacrifices during sacrifices. In other words, it is not only a giant bronze vessel, but also a blood sacrifice trough.

sacrificial vessel."

"During the Shang Dynasty, although there were already sacrificial rituals such as blood sacrifices, they were generally very brutal. It was almost impossible to use relatively elegant methods such as blood tanks to bleed the sacrifices..."

"Then, during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, although sacrificial rituals such as blood sacrifices still existed, they were much rarer... Therefore, specially casting a giant bronze tree as a sacrificial vessel was basically unrealistic during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty."

"So, based on comprehensive judgment, I think the Western Zhou Dynasty is the most likely."
Chapter completed!