Bell founders (fushi 鳧氏)

Bell founders (fushi ¹ ) make bells. (The different parts of the bell are named.) The two spines at the edge-corners (luan ² ) of the arched rim are called xian ³ , and the arched rim between the corners is called yu. ⁴ Above this comes the striking section called gu ⁵ , i.e. “drum.” Above gu the part of the bell with decorative cylindrical walls is called zheng. ⁶ Above this the crown zone, i.e. the “roof”, is called wu. ⁷ Above this the bell shank is called yong ⁸ . The top end of the handle is called heng. ⁹ On the handle, there is the hanging ring called xuan ¹⁰ with the ring knob (guan ¹¹ ) attached. The decorative design at the zheng is called zhuan ¹² embossed with studs (mei ¹³ ), i.e. studs (jing ¹⁴ ). Above the yu inside are the grooves (sui ¹⁵ ). Figure 7.2 An illustration of a bronze bell yongzhong 甬鐘 unearthed in 1978 from the tomb of the Marquis Yi of Zeng. Photo courtesy of Hubei Provincial Museum. https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780203108987/612abb55-c07d-4e37-8f9c-662e43d932cb/content/fig7_2_B.jpg" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/>