CHINESE BRONZE BELL DECORATED WITH ABSTRACT PHOENIX

Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Ca. 771 - 256 BC.
A Chinese bronze bell, decorated with bronze pellets and an abstract depiction of a phoenix on the lower register. The bell also boasts a narrow, cylindrical handle, used to hang the bell on a large rack. It is traditionally known as a Yong bell. A group of Yong bells constitute as the percussion instrument Bian bells. Jenny F. So, Eastern Zhou Ritual Bronzes from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, Volume III, New York, 1995, pp. 378-381, no. 78.
Size: 220mm x 120mm; Weight: 2.19kg
Provenance: Property of an American collector, acquired from the US estate collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.