The body of elliptical section and barrel form with the two sides rising up in an arc, each side set with three rows of three bosses, evenly distributed and placed in the upper quadrants on both sides and divided by bands of smaller bosses separated by disintegrated scrolls in a fine line relief, the flat top decorated with A similar scroll in a sunken relief and surmounted by a long, tapering, collared, tubular shank with a lug for suspension, the surface covered overall with light malachite and azurite encrustation, hanging on a well-carved hardwood stand, dating between the Eastern Zhou and the Spring and Autumn period. Dimensions are: 36 in. tall X 16 in. wide; 91.4 cm tall X 40.6 cm wide. All measurements are approximate. Condition: Loose elements in wooden frame, Provenance: From Mrs. Fullerton in New Jersey. Her father, Maurice Etangs, was chief of police in Tianjin, China and lived there from 1935 to 1945. These items were collected during that times. A similar bell from the Eastern Zhou Period may be found in the Smithsonian's collection, accession number F1911.42. Another example from the Spring and Autumn Period exists in the collection of the National Palace Museum in Taipei, accession number 000096-N000000000 (fig. 1), and a comparable Bronze Bell from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Warring States Period is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 13.220.86 (fig. 2). An early Western Zhou Dynasty bell was sold at Christie's New York, 22-23 February 2018, Lot 903. To view additional photos, please see the following link:https://oag.smugmug.com/Sept-Asian-Session-1