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Xupu Dajiangkou zheng (Bronze duo)
Preserved in good condition. The colour is dark green. The cylindrical body of the bell is slim and long. The mouth (yu) is flat. The body is heavy and thick. There are 4 sound ridges on the inside of the gu. Each sound ridge extends from the mouth to the underside (wu). The tubular handle (yong) is solid in the middle and is decorated with 14 ridges. The end of the handle is shaped like a tea pot. The top surface of the handle is decorated with flame patterns. The rest of the body has a plain design.
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Warring States period - Maker:
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Hunan Museum - Inventory number:
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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: 40.8cm, mid-body length: 25.8cm, horizontal diameter of the wu: 10.9cm, vertical diameter of the wu: 10.8cm, distance between the two sides of the centre of the gu: 12.4cm, thickness of the middle of the gu: 1.4cm, length of the yong: 14.4cm. Weight: 5.3kg, distance between the two xian points: 13.3cm, length of the xian: 25.5cm