The visitor here refers to Song Weizi (half brother of the last Shang king) -- like mentioned before, after the Zhou conquered Shang, he submitted to Zhou. He was later enfeoffed as Duke of Song.
White horse is because white is the color of purity and was valued by the Shang dynasty, with white horses considered beautiful. Therefore when people came as guests, they rode white horses. Some say the horse is brought as a gift.
Interesting that Legge choses to translated to polished-- the original is carved, or some say chosen. Gets across the same meaning of virtuous and beautiful.
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Re: 284. 有客 - You Ke
Date: 2021-06-21 12:26 am (UTC)The visitor here refers to Song Weizi (half brother of the last Shang king) -- like mentioned before, after the Zhou conquered Shang, he submitted to Zhou. He was later enfeoffed as Duke of Song.
White horse is because white is the color of purity and was valued by the Shang dynasty, with white horses considered beautiful. Therefore when people came as guests, they rode white horses. Some say the horse is brought as a gift.
Interesting that Legge choses to translated to polished-- the original is carved, or some say chosen. Gets across the same meaning of virtuous and beautiful.
Written at the time of Zhou Cheng wang.