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Bronze Chunyu with Cloud-and-Thunder Patterns
An ancient echo of ritual and music, preserved in bronze.
- Period
- Warring States period
- Source
- Xiangxi Museum public catalogue
A chunyu is an ancient bronze musical instrument. Its cloud-and-thunder decoration and bridge-shaped handle invite a close study of form and ornament. Explore the surface, patina and silhouette in the image viewer.
- Period
- Warring States period
- Category
- Bronze musical instrument
About the object
The chunyu is a type of ancient bronze percussion instrument. Study the body, handle and surface decoration, then compare it with the Han horse-knob chunyu in the collection.
Catalogue note: the original page title conflicts with references to a Han horse-knob object in its body text. Potentially mismatched dimensions, provenance and descriptions are not reproduced here.
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