Bronze casting and inscribed bronzes in the Western Zhou (c.1046–771 BCE)

1. Zhou conquest sparks new bronze patronage

   Jan 1, 1046 BCELabels: Zhou dynasty, Royal ritual

   • Britannica
   • Western Zhou

2. He zun records events at Chengzhou (Luoyi)

   Jan 1, 1038 BCELabels: He zun, Chengzhou Luoyi

   • He zun
   • Xinhua People cn

3. Xing Hou gui inscription records royal rewards

   Jan 1, 1000 BCELabels: Xing Hou, British Museum

   • World History
   • British Museum

4. Da Yu ding casts royal admonition and appointment

   Jan 1, 981 BCELabels: Da Yu, King Kang

   • Da Yu ding
   • CGTN

5. Shi Qiang pan compiles dynastic and lineage memory

   Jan 1, 920 BCELabels: Shi Qiang, King Gong

   • Shi Qiang pan
   • Baoji Museum

6. Zhouyuan foundry complex develops mid-to-late Western Zhou

   Jan 1, 900 BCELabels: Zhouyuan foundry, Zhuangli locus

   • CASS report

7. Gonghe regency begins amid political crisis

   Jan 1, 841 BCELabels: Gonghe regency, King Li

   • Western Zhou
   • Cambridge Core

8. King Xuan’s reign stimulates major commemorative inscriptions

   Jan 1, 827 BCELabels: King Xuan, Commemorative bronzes

   • Western Zhou
   • Cambridge Core

9. Song gui exemplifies late Western Zhou inscribed ritual bronzes

   Jan 1, 825 BCELabels: Song gui, Late Western

   • Song gui
   • Yale Art

10. Guoji Zibai pan commemorates campaign against Xianyun

    Jan 1, 816 BCELabels: Guoji Zibai, Xianyun campaign

    • Guoji Zibai pan
    • NMC

11. Mao Gong ding records King Xuan’s charge to Duke of Mao

    Jan 1, 800 BCELabels: Mao Gong, King Xuan

    • Mao Gong ding
    • NPM Taipei

12. Fall of Western Zhou amid sack of the capital

    Jan 1, 771 BCELabels: Fall of, Capital sack

    • Britannica
    • Western Zhou