Dr LEI, Chin-hau

Jihou Hezi Gui 紀侯貉子簋 in the Collection of Östasiatiska Museet, Swedish National Museums of World Culture: Art, Casting Techniques, and the Eastern Frontier of the Western Zhou Dynasty
The Jihou Hezi gui 紀侯貉子簋, a ritual bronze vessel dated to the mid-Western Zhou period (ca. 10th century BC) and cast by the Ji State 紀國, a regional polity located in the eastern territories of the Western Zhou dynasty, is currently preserved at the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities in Stockholm. The pre-modern conservation method conceals the vessel’s technical features, making it difficult to study its internal structure. This not only created doubts about its authenticity but also prevented scholars from uncovering information on the regional bronze-casting techniques, history, and culture of the Ji State.
By subjecting the Jihou Hezi gui to high-voltage X-ray examination, this project aims to reveal the traces left by its section-mold casting process, mostly importantly, the spacers, which can indicate its authenticity. In addition, by contextualizing the results archaeologically and historically, it is hoped that this can lead to a new understanding of the technology, culture, and history of the Ji State during the middle Western Zhou period.
Project Start Year: 2023, Principal Investigator(s): LEI, Chin-hau

史實與想像之間：《穆天子傳》與中國早期小說的興起 Between Historicity and Imagination: Mutienzi Zhuan (The Travels of King Mu) and the Rise of Early Chinese Fictions
本研究探討穆天子傳之文獻版本、內容時代、歷史地理，並結合相似文體，探討中國早期小說之發展。
Project Start Year : 2018

Chief Investigator(s) : LEI, Chin-hau 雷晉豪

The Territoriality of the “Solution Land” of the Western Zhou Dynasty: A Case Study of the Yejiashan Cemetery in Hubei Province
Project Start Year : 2017

Chief Investigator(s) : LEI, Chin-hau 雷晉豪