Jin Gong Pan
Bronze ware from the Spring and Autumn Period
A first-class cultural relic. It has a shallow belly and a flat bottom. In the center of the inner bottom is a pair of exquisitely embossed dragons coiled in a circle. In the center of the two dragons is a three-dimensional water bird. In addition to the two dragons, there are four three-dimensional water birds and four embossed golden turtles. Further outward, there are three round-carved jumping frogs and three swimming fish. In the outermost circle, there are four squatting frogs, seven embossed swimming frogs, and four round-carved crawling turtles. These round-carved animals can rotate 360 degrees, the bird's mouth can be opened and closed, and the turtle's head can be retracted. There are seven inscriptions on the inner wall, three lines each, with a total of 183 characters. These inscriptions convey extremely precious historical information from the middle and early Spring and Autumn Period, which is rare in bronze ware.