Bell

ca. 1105 (Song dynasty)

17.9 cm 25.1 cm 17.3 cm

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From around 2000 BCE onward, bronze bells have been an essential component of musical instrument ensembles in China. This bronze bell was cast during the reign of the Huizong emperor (1100–26). Huizong sought to bring ritual court music into accordance with ancient standards....

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Ferguson Sale, American Art Association, April 7, 1916; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1916, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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