“我国古代大型铸铜文物”系列文章之七 古代大铜钟(待续)

The Ancient Big Bronze Bells

据初步统计,我国现存千斤以上的古代大铜钟,一共有155口,其中,佛钟有108口,道钟有25口,更钟有14口,朝钟有8口,成为世界上拥有古代大钟最多的国家。本文对唐朝、五代、宋朝、金朝、元朝、明朝和清朝的34口大铜钟的有关情况,进行了较为详细的叙述,并阐述了古代大铜钟的铸造工艺。

According to primary statistics, there are 155 ancient big bronze bells weighing over half a ton existed in all over the China, among them 108 are Buddhist bells, 25 are Taoist bells, 14 are bells for sounding the night watches, 8 imperial court bells. China ranks the top in possessing ancient big bells in the world.In this paper, the situation concerned 34 big bells of Tang, Wudai, Song, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasty were discussed in detail.The casting processes of these ancient big bells were described.