<p>During the Eastern Han Dynasty, privately produced bronze wares dominated the market, with utilitarian vessels such as <i>Xi</i> and <i>Hu</i> demonstrating significant commercialization. However, there has been no research from an archaeometallurgical perspective on the commercialization of bronze wares during the mid-to-late Eastern Han period. This study analyzes the metallurgical features of four <i>Xi</i> excavated from the Huofeng hoard in the Wuling Mountains. The four <i>Xi</i> are all lead-tin bronze and were cast, which retains the low-tin characteristic inherited from the Western Han period. Coupled with the lead isotope ratios and the morphological characteristics of the studied <i>Xi</i>, we believe that the four bronze <i>Xi</i> should be products of the commercialization of bronzes in southwestern China during the middle to late Eastern Han Dynasty. The low tin content and the casting of bronze <i>Xi</i> should be related to the commercialization aimed at saving production costs and improving production efficiency.</p>