Since the 1950s,two hoards of bronze lei vessels have been unearthed at Zhuwajie in Peng County,Sichuan.The first batch was discovered in 1959 from hoard no.1,yielding five bronze lei vessels.The second batch was found in 1980 from hoard no.2,yielding four bronze lei vessels.Feng Hanji suggested that the five bronze lei vessels from hoard no.1 could be considered a set of"lining lei vessels."Zhao Dianzeng later agreed with Feng's view and speculated that hoard no.2 originally would have contained five bronze lei vessels,but one was not buried for some reason.This article argues that the bronze lei vessels from Zhuwajie do not meet the criteria to be considered"lining lei vessels."Theoretically,the nature of hoarded bronzes differs from that of bronzes found in tombs,lacking reliable assemblage relationships.Using data from bronze hoards to study the assemblage relationships of bronzes is a risky approach.Practically speaking,the different quantities of lei vessels found in hoard no.1(five in total)and hoard no.2(four in total),including three pairs,clearly do not adhere to the rules of"lining vessels."Furthermore,no archaeological examples of"lining lei vessels"have been found outside Zhuwajie in other regions of China to date.
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