Xinghou Gui during the reign of King Kang of the Western Zhou Dynasty

Xinghou Gui, also known as Zhou Gongyi, is a national treasure level cultural relic and a first-class national cultural relic. It was unearthed in Xingtai City, Hebei Province in 1921 and is now housed in the British Museum in the UK. This box is a utensil with four animal hanging ears, a luxurious mouth and bulging belly, decorated with elephant patterns on the belly and feet, and has early Western Zhou characteristics. There is an inscription with 68 characters that reads: "In the third month of the month, Wang Lingrong, an imperial censor, was appointed as the Marquis of Jing. He was promoted to the rank of third grade official and was a native of the state, a high-ranking official, and a mediocre official. He was appointed as the Chief Inspector, and the Emperor of Lu was on the verge of prosperity. He was forced to travel up and down, but the Emperor did not have a winter order to investigate on the right side of the Zhou Dynasty. However, he dared not do so. Shao Zhenfu League, I am a vassal of the Emperor, and I have issued a.