叶家山M111号墓编钟初步研究

A Preliminary Study on the Bronze Chime Bell Set Excavated from Tomb M111 of the Yejiashan Cemetery

叶家山墓地的发掘是继1978年曾侯乙墓发掘之后,又一重大的考古发现,特别是M111号大墓出土的编钟,意义重大。它虽然仅有5件,却是迄今为止数量最多的西周早期的编钟。在这组编钟里发现的右鼓部小片云纹,更是迄今为止发现的最早的双音钟侧鼓音(第二基频)标识符号。这些特点说明其在西周早期具有标志性的意义,是礼乐制度发展的重要一环。

The excavation of the Yejiashan cemetery is another important discovery after the excavation of the Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng State in 1978. Among the unearthed funeral objects, the bronze chime bell set is of great significance, since the quantity of the bells is largest in the bell sets of early Western Zhou period, although it only includes five bells. Moreover, the cloud pattern on the right abdomen of the bells is the earli- est mark of the side tone of the double-tone-bell. Thus, the appearance of the bells is a meaningful symbol in the evolution course of the ritual system in early Western Zhou.