[0040] clock

[The [0040] clock]

the [0040] clock has a height of 18.3 cm, a width of 10.5 cm and a weight of 1.6 kg
The bell flat button has a bridge-shaped mouth. There are 36 milk cubes on both sides. The tunnel, seal, dance, and button are all decorated with a dragon pattern
There are 12 lines and 24 characters on each side of the inscription:
Yu Yu
Ru Qi
Yu Zi
Ru An
Ne Shou
Hui [0120]
Kang Le
[0040] (Yin Yi)
The inscription is recorded in the 19th year of the King of Yue, and the words of Wang Dui’s [0040] are not equivalent to the words of the emperor
Bell is a percussion instrument, which was popular in the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Period. It is one of the most important combination of bronze sacrificial vessels. Its form is evolved from the cymbal, which is also called chime because it is often used in combination with several or even dozens of clocks. The “0040” clock and Bo now have 13 pieces in the world. The Suzhou Museum, Shanghai Museum and the Palace Museum each have one piece, and the other 10 pieces are all in Japan. It is said that the bell was unearthed in Jincun Village, Luoyang, Henan Province


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