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Chime (Qing) for Linzhong (8th note in the 12-note scale)

dated 1716
Not on view
The manufacture of sonorous stones for decoration or music from carved or cut jade may be traced to the end of the late Eastern Zhou period (ca. 771–221 B.C.) and followed in a tradition of L-shaped stone chimes known from about 1700 B.C. The great importance of sonorous substances such as wood and stone among the percussion instruments of East Asia stems from the religious belief that, through this vibrating matter, nature itself speaks to the human ear. Highly polished slabs were decorated with tiger, lion, or dragon motifs.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 林鐘
  • Title: Chime (Qing) for Linzhong (8th note in the 12-note scale)
  • Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi period (1662–1722)
  • Date: dated 1716
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Jade with incised gilded design
  • Dimensions: H. 11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm); W. 19 3/4 in. (50.2 cm); D. 1 in. (2.5 cm)
  • Classification: Jade
  • Credit Line: Gift of Major Louis Livingston Seaman, 1903
  • Object Number: 03.15.1
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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