The chinese bronze with a lid is very rare

Tamana, Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan, county Lan water-cho, Eda Chuanshan tomb, he found that the Japanese sword, engraved with inscriptions of Chinese characters and Japanese scholars believe that this is a relic of the mid-fifth century, about China's Southern and Northern Dynasties era. Zhebing knife found to prove that the Chinese bronze sword knife Japan, has been extended to the three countries. Ding, a common bronze generally has a round bowl with three legs and two handles at each side by the name of ears.  Mr. Ono wins Japanese archaeologists said, the famous Japanese are positions in the courtyard, still preserved many ancient Chinese bronze sword knife; offer material account is also credited Tang sword, "Tang knife "and other names. The so-called "Tang sword" shall mean the street prevalent in the Tang Dynasty military knife, this knife style is no longer a physical license in China, only the Japanese House position also holds a few handle the Tang Dynasty in kind.
 These have proved that Chinese bronze sword knife Japan is a long history, at least until the Tang Dynasty, the Chinese bronze sword knife continues introduced into Japan. As early as the Qin and Han era, there are a large number of Chinese people moved through the Korean Peninsula to Japan, they will come together to become part of the Japanese nation, many contributions to the development of Japanese culture. There also are variations of four-legged square bronze. According to the ancient literature of Japan "Xionglue Discipline", "Shoki" the record, the Han Dynasty of mainland immigrants are often in their manual skills are divided into the Ministry of China, such as hand man the Ministry, clothing seam Ministry, Saddle, painting section, Kam Ministry Tao Ministry of Ministry of China to Japan to bring a variety of manual skills, by the Japanese government and the public attention.
 Do not malleable metal craftsmen moved to Japan records, but there are weapons makers such as Yuge, Yahagi, to be sure, the Chinese bronze sword, knife forging process must be introduced into Japan. Wei era, the northern Chinese soldiers torn, together with all ethnic groups in the regime by force each other predatory annexation of peoples to the brutal rule, forcing many people involved in the sea moved to Japan, these immigrants also according to their skills divided into the Ministry of China . There are other forms of round or square flat feet bronze with or without the lids. This period, the traditional Korean Peninsula route was blocked, the exchanges between Japan and China turned to Southern, so the Southern culture have a significant impact on Japan. Spring and Autumn since in southern China, especially the Wu Yue region, fine bronze sword knife malleable process known world.
 While the long bronze sword martial arts of the Chu unmatched within the four seas, enduring until the Han Dynasty or "odd material bronze swordsman" hotbed. I believe these are likely as the continued development of the relations of Japan and the Southern introduced into Japan. Sui and Tang dynasties, Sui to make and removal of the Tang Dynasty, is the climax of the Sino-Japanese cultural exchanges. Nowadays, the chinese bronze with a lid is very rare. At that time, Japan each sent removal of members of the Tang missions, in addition to officials at all levels, as well as a variety of professionals, of which there is always the total number of nearly half of the "shooter", the actual mission of the guard warrior; "forging students "and" cast of Health. Staffing in order to prevent the ship drifting in distress into Tang must be in this profession learned a lot, and back to Japan.