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| Keywords: Chinese - Bell - Walters 542185.jpg The emperor Huizong Hui-tsung reigned 1100-1126 was anxious to bring ritual court music into accordance with ancient standards Taking the length of the emperor's fingers as a guide the fundamental pitch was determined it turned out to be almost exactly middle C New sets of bells were then cast their form based on a newly excavated set dating from about the 5th century BC On each bell the name of the pitch was engraved on one side and characters meaning Bureau of Music on the other ca 1105 bronze cm 24 1 accession number 54 2185 5546 Ferguson Sale American Art Association April 7 1916 Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1916 Translation Bureau of Music place of origin China Walters Art Museum license Art of China in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Bronze of China Metalwork of the Song Dynasty | ||||
