Ding is a bronze container used for cooking and worship in ancient China, with a history dating back to the 11th century BC to the 10th century BC. The characteristic is a flat bottom, three legged support, and high artistic and historical value. During the Shang Dynasty, the legs of bronze tripods were mostly flat, usually designed in the shape of dragons. In the early Western Zhou Dynasty, tripod legs began to be popular in the form of birds. The tripod collected by the Minneapolis Museum of Art features a bird shaped design with three legs, standing on claws and tail, and decorated with cicada patterns above the legs. It reflects the bronze casting technology of ancient China, as well as the aesthetic and cultural beliefs of the society at that time.