司母戊鼎器形龐大渾厚，是中國目前已發(fā)現(xiàn)的最重的青銅器，其腹部鑄有“司（后)母戊”3字；是商王祖庚或祖甲為祭祀其母所鑄?，F(xiàn)代的大孟鼎基本上主要以仿古居多，鼎的意義也在不斷演義著不同的含義，現(xiàn)代人在繼承前人的成果同時，也在不斷的進行著創(chuàng)新。司母戊鼎的鼎身和鼎足為整體鑄成，鼎耳是在鼎身鑄好后再裝范澆鑄的。鑄造這樣高大的銅器，所需金屬料當在1000千克以上，且必須有較大的熔爐。經(jīng)測定，司母戊鼎含銅84.77%、錫11.64%、鉛27.9%，與古文獻記載制鼎的銅錫比例基本相符。司母戊鼎充分顯示出商代青銅鑄造業(yè)的生產(chǎn)規(guī)模和技術水平。

銅鼎被視為傳國重器、國家和權力的象征，而“鼎”字也被賦予“顯赫”、“尊貴”、“盛大”等引申意義。Thecofferedbronzeding,abronzedingofxiadynasty,wasunearthedinerlitousiteofluoyangyanshicityin1975。我國出土的鼎是司母戊大方鼎，除此之外，還有很多的銅鼎，如大盂鼎、盤龍城大銅鼎等。而現(xiàn)今的銅鼎，多圍繞鼎的自身意義在演變，鼎的具體造型大膽創(chuàng)新，比例協(xié)調(diào)大方，比起古代的鼎，添加了一份活力，加濃了些色調(diào)，更加象征著城市的文化底蘊。鼎在現(xiàn)在有著廣泛應用，已成為公司信譽，能力的標志，是公司開業(yè)、企業(yè)上市的禮品，如 “中華世紀鼎”、“和諧鼎”、“匯豐鼎”等。銅鼎已經(jīng)匯入了主流生活，為建設和諧，匯豐銅雕在社會做出了杰出的貢獻。

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關于“鼎”的來歷及作用：鼎本來是古代的烹飪之器，相當于現(xiàn)在的鍋，用以燉煮和盛放魚肉。其書法體勢嚴謹，字形和布局都十分質(zhì)樸平實，用筆方圓兼?zhèn)?，具有端嚴凝重的藝術效果。許慎在《說文解字》里說：“鼎，三足兩耳，和五味之寶器也?！庇腥銏A鼎，也有四足方鼎。最早的鼎是黏土燒制的陶鼎，后來又有了用青銅鑄造的銅鼎。傳說夏禹曾收九牧之金鑄九鼎于荊山之下，以象征九州，讓人們警惕，防止被其傷害。自從有了禹鑄九鼎的傳說，鼎就從一般的炊器而發(fā)展為傳國重器。國滅則鼎遷，夏朝滅，商朝興，九鼎遷于商都亳（bó）京；商朝滅，周朝興，九鼎又遷于周都鎬（hào）京。

about the origin and function of "Ding": Ding was originally an ancient cooking utensil, equivalent to the pot now, used for stewing and filling fish. Xu Shen said in Shuowen Jiezi: "Ding, three feet and two ears, and five flavors of the treasure also." There are three-legged round tripod and four-legged square tripod. The earliest tripod was pottery tripod made of clay, and later bronze tripod. Legend has it that Xia Yu once took Jiu Mu's gold and cast Jiu Ding under Jingshan Mountain to symbolize Jiuzhou, so that people are alert to avoid being hurt by it. Since the legend of Yuzhu Jiuding came into being, the tripod has evolved from a common cooker to a traditional heavy one. When the state was destroyed, Ding moved, Xia Dynasty was destroyed, Shang Dynasty was prosperous, Jiuding moved to the capital of Shang Du Bo (b); when the Shang Dynasty was destroyed, Zhou Dynasty was prosperous, and Jiuding moved to the capital of Zhou Du Ho (h o).