蟠螭紋紐式編鐘 Part of a Bianzhong Bell Set

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Niu-bell with Coiled Chi-Dragon Patterns (Part of a Bianzhong Bell Set). This niu-bell was found at Tomb 60, Liulige, Hui County, Henan Province and is one of a 9-piece bianzhong chime-bells set. Niu-bells appeared around the end of the Western Zhou, they were formed of 8 pieces. During the mid-Spring and Autumn period, a sequential set of niu-bells would contain nine; later, the number of niu-bell sets were expanded and became non-standardized to improve the musical performance. Each bell could make particular pitches in the music scale, moreover, each bell could produce two distinct pitches by striking the center or the side of the bell.

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