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Bell

Date1955-1975 ca.
Place MadeChina, 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.
DimensionsDiameter: 175 mm
Height: 185 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02433
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