Model of a bell
Date5th - 4th century B.C.
Maker
Chinese
Label TextElaborate bronze bells were made to play ceremonial music, and some sets were buried with affluent owners when they died. This ceramic replica of a bronze bell may have been less expensive version made specifically for burial.
Object number51.243
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Timeless Grandeur: Art from China"
April 25, 2002 - June 12, 2005
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, "Chinese Art: A Seattle Perspective", December 22, 2007 - July 26, 2009 (12/22/2007 - 7/26/2009)Published ReferencesRobinson, James. "Ice and Green Clouds: Traditions of Chinese Celadon," in Archaeology, Vol 40 No. 1 (Jan/Feb 1987), p. 56-59, illus on p. 59.Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
MediumStoneware with incidental ash glaze
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