Period:Qing dynasty Production date:1722
Materials:bronze
Technique:
Subjects:dragon
Description:
Bronze bell. Dragon, cloud and characters.
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Comments:Bronze bellChina, Guangdong province, GuangzhouQing dynasty, dated AD 1722General Wang Hong of the GuangzhouCommandery commissioned this bell tocommemorate his promotion. This bell wasdedicated to Guan Yu (AD 162–220), a famousgeneral known for his loyalty and righteousness,who served under the warlord Liu Bei during thechaos at the end of the Eastern Han dynasty(AD 25–220). Deified by about 600, Guan Yu hasbeen worshipped for his noble character but alsoas the God of War.Given through J. MacandrewAsia 1867,0722.1 The bell was ordered in the 61st year of Kangxi (AD 1722) by Brigade General Wang Hong of the Guangzhou (Canton) Command, to commemorate his promotion. It was cast at the Wan Ming foundry, Foshan, Guangdong province.Bronze bellsMassive bronze bells were hung in temples and city bell towers. They announced the beginning of the day with 108 chimes, which represented the ‘108 sins’ to be expiated.Their form is derived from archaic bronze bells of the late Eastern Zhou period (6th-3rd centuries BC) on which ritual music was performed. Most Chinese bells lack a clapper and are struck on the exterior, the smaller ones with rods and the larger with wooden rams suspended from doubled ropes.
Materials:bronze
Technique:
Subjects:dragon
Description:
Bronze bell. Dragon, cloud and characters.
IMG
Comments:Bronze bellChina, Guangdong province, GuangzhouQing dynasty, dated AD 1722General Wang Hong of the GuangzhouCommandery commissioned this bell tocommemorate his promotion. This bell wasdedicated to Guan Yu (AD 162–220), a famousgeneral known for his loyalty and righteousness,who served under the warlord Liu Bei during thechaos at the end of the Eastern Han dynasty(AD 25–220). Deified by about 600, Guan Yu hasbeen worshipped for his noble character but alsoas the God of War.Given through J. MacandrewAsia 1867,0722.1 The bell was ordered in the 61st year of Kangxi (AD 1722) by Brigade General Wang Hong of the Guangzhou (Canton) Command, to commemorate his promotion. It was cast at the Wan Ming foundry, Foshan, Guangdong province.Bronze bellsMassive bronze bells were hung in temples and city bell towers. They announced the beginning of the day with 108 chimes, which represented the ‘108 sins’ to be expiated.Their form is derived from archaic bronze bells of the late Eastern Zhou period (6th-3rd centuries BC) on which ritual music was performed. Most Chinese bells lack a clapper and are struck on the exterior, the smaller ones with rods and the larger with wooden rams suspended from doubled ropes.
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