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The tomb is divided into four separate chambers, [3] resembling the layout of a palace of the day. The northern chamber is the smallest and contained military artifacts. The eastern chamber contained the tomb of Marquis Yi, who was buried in a wooden lacquer coffin nested inside a larger lacquer coffin. This chamber also contained eight other ...
Zeng-hou-yi Bells. The Bianzhong of Marquis Yi of Zeng (simplified Chinese: 曾侯乙编钟; traditional Chinese: 曾侯乙編鐘; pinyin: Zēnghóuyǐ Biānzhōng), or Zenghouyi Bells, is the name given to an ancient musical instrument made of bells (called bianzhong) unearthed in 1978 in the Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng in Leigudun Community (擂鼓墩社区), Nanjiao Subdistrict (南郊街道 ...
Among the most important sets of bianzhong discovered are a complete ceremonial set of 65 zhong bells, found in a near-perfect state of preservation during the excavation of the tomb of Marquis Yi, who died c. 430 BCE. [9] Yi was the ruler of Zeng, one of the minor states under control of the major State of Chu.
Bronze bells from Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng. Zeng (曾国; Zēngguó) or Tsang was a historical state in China. The state existed during the time of the Zhou dynasty (1046–256 BC) and had territory in the area around Suizhou in modern Hubei province. Archaeological findings indicate that Zeng could have been the same state as Sui.
A thousand years before the Tang figures, the Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng (d. about 433 BC) contained the bodies of 22 musicians, as well as the instruments they played. [14] Traces of wooden figures wearing textiles are known from similar dates, and the First Emperor's Terracotta Army is famous; [ 15 ] his funeral also involved the killing and ...
Set of bronze bells from the tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng, 433 BC. Archaeological findings suggest that ancient China has a highly developed and sophisticated music culture. Music was an important element in traditional ritualistic ceremonies during the Shang dynasty (c. 1550-1111 BC ), and it reached one of its peaks during the Zhou dynasty (c ...
The earliest known examples of text referring to music in China are inscriptions on musical instruments found in the Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng (d. 433 B.C.). Sets of 41 chime stones and 65 bells bore lengthy inscriptions concerning pitches, scales, and transposition. The bells still sound the pitches that their inscriptions refer to.
Hubei Provincial Museum, Wuhan, Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng Gallery. Complete indexed photo collection at WorldHistoryPics.com. Date: 3 December 2010, 11:58: Source: Lacquered Wood Suitcase, Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng: Author: Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China