Or ting.
One of the best-known artworks of the Shang Dynasty, it has its own hexagram in the I Ching.
Our own Yale Art Gallery owns one such, it's about fourteen inches long, eight wide, is four inches deep, is made of bronze, and has four legs.
Very much like the South African potjie, it was used for cooking stewed pork. This is what intrigues me.
I want one.
I'll settle for a replica. I don't care about the intricate inscriptions that characterize a real one. Heck, I'll even take one that's been tinned like a copper pot, and sold as a planter. Ideally, it would have stone handles, made of jade, so I could pick it up without potholders. (According to the I Ching, this is the "must have" of all high-end dings. Gold handles, called "ears", are actually a liability, they may make the vessel more valuable, but make it less useful.) I already know which recipes I'll use, they're ancient.
I'll heat this pot over a small fire. I'll put in the pork shoulder, the water, the soy sauce, and several spices.
I'll wait for some time.
Then I'll pick it up and say "Gimme dat Ding!"
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