Bronze square cauldrons from the early Western Zhou Dynasty collected by the Minneapolis Institute of Art

Bronze square cauldrons from the early Western Zhou Dynasty collected by the Minneapolis Institute of Art

Ding is a utensil used by ancient Chinese people in some places to cook and store meat, and is one of the most important bronze ware species in ancient times. The "ding" (cooking vessel) is considered by later generations to be the most representative of supreme power among all bronze vessels.