论美国赛克勒所藏编钟

On the Serial Bells Collected in Arthur M.Sackler Gallery in United States

美国赛克勒博物馆收藏的6件编钟,形制和纹饰与长江中下游地区发现的吴钟和楚钟相似,而更接近于吴钟,时代属于春秋晚期。赛克勒编钟的音阶结构,符合春秋时期9件组合编钟的前6件,其完整组合很可能是9件。

The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery collection in United States collected 6 bells, their forms and ornamentation similar to Wu-bells and Chu-bells found in area of the middle and lower reaches of Changjiang River. The writer thought those Sackler bells are more close to the Wu-bells, the age belongs to the later- Spring and Autumn period. The scale structure of the Sackler bells conform to the first 6 pieces of 9-set bells in Spring and Autumn period, therefore, the author thought the complete set should be nine together.