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Zhong with Cloud and Thunder Pattern (Bronze bell with conical studs)
Preserved in good condition. Some studs may have been broken or become missing. Made of bronze, with greyish-green patina on the surface. The top surface of the tubular handle (yong) is closed up. It has a raised collar (xuan) and a lug (xuanchong) attached to it. The body of the bell is shaped like a combined pair of tiles. It has 36 studs of two-tier column shape. The xuan is decorated with 5 studs. The upper surface (wu) is flat and the two xian points are straight. The mouth (yu) is curved. The upper surface (wu), the areas (zhuan) between the studs and the gu are all decorated with cloud and thunder patterns. The back of the body of the bell has a plain design.
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China - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:111.242.121 (Individual) suspended bells struck from the outside
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- Materials:Bronze
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:111.242.121 (Individual) suspended bells struck from the outside
- Repository:Hunan Museum
- Measurements:Total height: 41.0cm, horizontal diameter of the wu: 18.9cm, distance between the two xian points: 23.3cm, thickness of the middle of the gu? 1.0cm, length of the yong: 14.0cm, vertical diameter of the wu: 15.5cm, distance between the two sides of the centre of the gu: 17.5cm, thickness of the sides of the gu: 0.8cm, diameter of the top of the yong: 3.5-4.2cm, mid-body length: 22.6cm, length of each stud: 1.6cm, weight: 11.3kg, diameter of the bottom of the yong: 5.4-6.5cm, length of the xian: 28.1cm