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郑和铸青铜钟
Title
郑和铸青铜钟
Description
During the midsummer's day in the sixth year of the Xuande reign of the Ming dynasty, Zheng He, Wang Jinghong, and others decided to have this bronze bell cast for blessings in the voyage to the western ocean.
Date Object: Xuande reign of the Ming dynasty
Photograph: 2 September 2011
Medium Bronze
Dimensions Height: 83 cm, diameter: 49 cm
National Museum of China
Place of creation China
Exhibition history National Museum of China: China through the Ages, Exhibit 8.
Inscriptions 国泰民安
风调雨顺
大明宣德六年岁次辛亥仲夏吉日,太监郑和、王景弘等同官军人等,发心铸造铜钟一口,永远长生供养,祈保西洋回往平安吉祥如意者。
References 郑和铸青铜钟. National Museum of China.
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Gary Todd

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Camera location39° 54′ 13.32″ N, 116° 23′ 41.87″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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