《礼记·明堂位》记鲁国因其始封之君周公有佐武王克殷、辅成王摄政、制礼作乐、致政成王等功德,故周成王许其兼用前代异国器物,以天子之礼乐“祀帝于郊,配以后稷”及“以禘礼祀周公于太庙”。文中所列前代异国器物众多,礼器中有贯鼎,郑注说贯是国名。《穀梁传·桓公二年》引孔子之语曰:“名从主人,物从中国。”鼎是贯国礼器,后归鲁国所有,仍系之原主人,故谓之贯鼎。关于贯国,传世文献仅有其故地的记载。《春秋·僖公二年》云:“秋九月,齐侯、宋公、江人、 ”Book of Rites Ming hall“ Kee Lutheran because of its first seal of the King Zhou Zuowu Wang Ke Yin, auxiliary Wang regency, courtesy and entertaining, political Cheng Wang and other merit, so Zhou Cheng Wang and its use of previous generations of exotic artifacts to Emperor’s courtesy and music ”Sit Emperor in the suburbs, with Ji Ji “ and ”to sacrifice ritual Zhou Gong in the Imperial Temple “. The article listed in the previous generation of many exotic objects, vessels have consistent Ding, Zheng Note that the country is the name. ”Gu Liang Chuan Huan two years,“ cited Confucius language said: ”name from the owner, from China.“ ”Ding is consistent instrument, after all owned by the State of Lu, still the original owner, so that the tripod. On the consistent, handed down the literature only recorded in its place. “Spring and Autumn 僖 公 二年” 云: "Autumn September, Qi Hou, Song Gong, Jiang Ren,