Set of Thirty-Six Bells

Published/Created:

China, Hubei Province: Suizhou, Leigudun: Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng (Hubei Province): Tomb 2 (archaeological site)

Physical Description:

largest bell: H: 96.3 cm, W: 79.5 kg; smallest bell: H. 30 cm, W: 4.5 kg
bronze

Notes:

Bells displayed on a modern stand; the suspension devices are also modern. -- Music in the Age of Confucius

Topics:

Metalwork -- China -- Zhou dynasty, ca. 1100-256 BCE -- Bronze -- (YVRC)

Accession Number:

chinese-0192

Genre:

funerary objects (AAT)
musical instruments (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Furnishings & Decorative Arts
Tools, Equipment & Instruments

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Source Note:

Music in the Age of Confucius, 2000, p. 057

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection, Asian Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Original Repository:

Suizhou City Museum (Hubei Province, China)

Local Record Number:

Portfolio Item ID: 248886

OID:

518883

PID:

digcoll:2122444