Model of a bell (Yong Zhong)
During the Eastern Zhou period, graduated sets of bronze bells became an important adjunct to courtly ceremonies as well as a mark of elite status. This pottery imitation was undoubtedly part of a set intended for burial to provide the tomb occupant with music in the afterlife.
Artwork Details
- 東周 陶甬鐘
- Title: Model of a bell (Yong Zhong)
- Period: Eastern Zhou dynasty (770–256 BCE)
- Date: 5th century BCE
- Culture: China
- Medium: Earthenware
- Dimensions: H. 14 in. (35.6 cm); W. 6 in. (15.2 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: Charlotte C. and John C. Weber Collection, Gift of Charlotte C. and John C. Weber through the Live Oak Foundation, 1988
- Object Number: 1988.20.8
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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