Bell (Lai Zhong)

제작 시기	c. 800–700 BCE
분류	Metalwork
재료·기법	bronze
문화권	China, Shaanxi province, Meixian, Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1046–771 BCE)
소장 부서	Chinese Art
이용 조건	퍼블릭 도메인 (CC0) — 수업·인쇄에 자유롭게 사용 가능

작품 설명

In ancient China, music and ritual had political significance and were linked inseparably to the power of states. During the Zhou dynasty, bronze bells were made in sets of eight to sixty bells. This bell is the second largest from a set of eight. <br><br>This bell bears an inscription of 118 characters about its owner, Lai, and why it was cast. Lai's ancestors dutifully served the Western Zhou royal court, and he was granted a hereditary position by the "Son of Heaven" (the ruler). To express filial piety, Lai commissioned a set of bells as an offering to his father, Gongshu, in the hope that they would be forever treasured by future generations. This important inscription also provides an early example of Chinese calligraphy highlighting the purely abstract lines and construction of characters.

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이 작품은 퍼블릭 도메인이라 수업 자료로 자유롭게 내려받아 인쇄하거나 화면에 띄워 쓸 수 있습니다. 작품의 표현 방식을 관찰하고 따라 그려 보거나, bronze 기법에 대해 이야기 나누는 감상 수업에 활용할 수 있습니다.

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