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Bell
Vernacular name:Zhong
Date: 1955-1975 ca.
Place Made:China, Asia
Serial No: none
SignedOn bell rim interior: MADE IN CHINA
Markingsnone
DescriptionBronze bell with integral handle and red cloth sash. Engraved on one side with a phoenix and on the other, a dragon.
Bells of this type are among the oldest instruments excavated in mainland China, dating to the Warring States Period (481-221 BC) of the Zhou dynasty. Bell production, a tradition that has continued to the present day, employs an alloy of three-parts copper to one-part tin. Played individually or in sets suspended on wooden frames. Struck externally with wooden beater.
Bells of this type are among the oldest instruments excavated in mainland China, dating to the Warring States Period (481-221 BC) of the Zhou dynasty. Bell production, a tradition that has continued to the present day, employs an alloy of three-parts copper to one-part tin. Played individually or in sets suspended on wooden frames. Struck externally with wooden beater.
DimensionsDiameter: 175 mm
Height: 185 mm
Height: 185 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
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Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 02433