云贵高原出土汉代铜钟研究

Study of Han Dynasty Bronze Bells Unearthed in the Yungui Plateau

在云贵高原出土的“西南夷”系统青铜器中,铜钟与铜鼓一样,都是非常重要的乐器种类。不过,铜钟因不像铜鼓那样长期流行,汉以后在云贵高原乃至整个中国南方就消失了,故受到的关注较少。实际上,这些铜钟无论形制还是纹饰都很有特色,且经常多件成套发现,与内地编钟情形相似。所以从考古学上就其做专门考察,既可推进云贵高原青铜文化的研究,对认识历史上西南夷的礼乐文化、社会生活及其在这些方面与内地的联系也很有价值。

Bronze bells unearthed from the Yungui Plateau include two types:one with semi-circular suspension loops,and the other,sheep’s horn loops.These two types of bells can be further divided into two subtypes,respectively.Bronze bells with semi-circular suspension loops were invented by the Yi of Southwest China under the influence of Central Plains musical bell culture transmitted to the Yungui Plateau through Ba,Shu,and Western Sichuan Plateau.Sheep’s horn-loop bells,originating in eastern Guangxi,were invented by Western Ou peoples through combining local ethnic traditions with Central Plains musical bell culture,then transmitted westward into the Yungui Plateau.