Black jade chime

[Black jade chime]

Black jade chime, Western Zhou Dynasty, 52.2 cm long, 16.3 cm wide at most, and 2.1 cm thick
It is made of black jade, with large yellow-green and brown spots on the surface. The whole vessel is light and plain, with a hole at the upper end and a slight arc at the lower end. Its shape is like the stone chime unearthed in the tomb of the Marquis of Jin in the Western Zhou Dynasty
Chime is a percussion instrument in ancient China. It is often hung in groups on the rack, with different sizes and arranged according to the pitch. It is played with hammers, called chime. Chimes are mostly used to play important ceremonial music, and are generally made of jade or stone