周文王

民國

廖作民製 [陰纹印]

King Wen of Zhou

 Republic of China

 Mark of "Liao Zuomin Zhi” in intaglio

H 25.4 cm

Ref. CH25

Liao Zuomin (1904-1957)

周文王，姬姓，名昌，中国商朝末期周氏族首领，儿子周武王追谥他为周文王，后世视之为道统的传人之一。

King Wen of Zhou (Chinese: 周文王; pinyin: Zhōu Wén Wáng; 1152 – 1056 BC) was king of Zhou during the late Shang dynasty in ancient China. Although it was his son Wu who conquered the Shang following the Battle of Muye, King Wen was honored as the founder of the Zhou dynasty. A large number of the hymns of the Classic of Poetry are praises to the legacy of King Wen. Some consider him the first epic hero of Chinese history.