An inscribed ritual bell, zhong, Late Western Zhou dynasty | 西周晚期青銅鄭邢叔鐘

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An inscribed ritual bell, zhong

Late Western Zhou dynasty

西周晚期青銅鄭邢叔鐘

h. 25.4 cm

composing an album by Japanese artists including Matsuura Takeshirō ( 1818 - 1888), Ken Yamanaka (1822-1885), Tani Tetsuomi (1822 - 1805), Yamamoto Baisou (1846 - 1921) and

Zōroku Hamamura V (1866- 1909), Japanese double wood boxes

inscribed with 9 character at the centre of the bell, reading Zhengxingshu zuo lingzhong yong tuobin

含日本雙層桐箱及日本明治時期金石名家冊頁，題繪者包括松浦武四郎（1818 - 1888）、山中献（1822 - 1885）、谷鐵臣（1822 - 1905）、浜村蔵六五世(1866- 1909)及山本梅荘（1846 - 1921）。

銘文：奠（鄭）丼（邢）弔（叔）乍（作）鐘，用【霝冊】（一字）妥賓。

木盒銘文：

正面：鄭邢叔鐘仁壽山房藏

背面：此鐘係河合漢年之仁壽山房舊藏，洵為希世之名寶。此譯文永根鉉所書，余二十年前鑒賞之。平生夢寐不能忘者。今為盛田南畝君之有，予以通家誼，每訪必搫㨇而慰矣，渴不勝感謝也。明治九年七月初吉應其囑有題此。信天翁山中獻。

蓋內：鐘銘不錄。鈐印：盛田氏珍藏印。

冊頁釋文（右至左）：

萬古奇翼。信天翁戲題。

鈐印：修得到梅花、靜逸、林泉風月是家資

鐘之名品甚希，如此古物予始觀之，姬路河合漢年之舊藏，轉移為盛田主人之有，一日與主人摩挲之，審定其銅色之古質，製作之古致，篆體之古雅，為周代之物，不容疑也。周物存者稀，而彼邦無此品，其貴重不可定。不獨盛田氏之寶，則天下之寶也。盛賞之餘沃此。明治丁丑十月望。信天翁山中獻。

鈐印：知言者芳心自同、橋、靜遠。

青翠入古夢，歷歷款識明。瑩然周代色，鑑爾周代聲。題周鐘詩為南畝雅契囑。如意山人。

鈐印：如意、古鐵印

世之論古銅器者，唯見青綠、朱沙，以為古器雷同，耳食荒唐品評，不足論也。此鐘為故姬路藩大夫漢年河合氏所藏，而今歸我郡盛田氏。其古色翠潤欲滴，如內面蝕剝之處見青綠徹骨焉。如其製作、翻沙法，質樸清爽、刻苦鄭重成之意，一目瞭然，為周世之物，不容疑也。嗚呼，證三代之文化，可謂考古之模範者，措此鐘而何求哉！真非唯可誇星霜，供摩挲者也，夫寶愛之，夫寶愛之。

右父甲丙所言，甲丙症患不遂症，不能把筆，不顧拙劣敢書，請幸恕之。明治十年丁丑九月，男山本駒。

：煉金種玉、子林士、半村

一鐘何代物，喜君款識明。瑩爾漢時色，鑑爾漢時聲。如意山人題。

鈐印：臣尚鐵，太湖生

霜鳴。庚辰春日題，杉華。

鈐印：杉華、目耕

一口銅鐘石勢大，山陽八圍更無儔。近來自到老人手，東海響周十五州。

明治十二己卯暮春，訪盛南畝翁，所見一口古銅鐘，銅色古雅溫潤，精工之妙，實可驚物也，是係于播陽姬路川井氏舊藏。北海道人松浦弘。

鈐印：松浦弘、草雲

右父甲丙所言，甲丙氏症患不遂症，不能把筆，不顧拙劣敢書，請幸恕之。明治十年丁丑九月，男山本駒。

鈐印：半村民、子埜、梅莊

Hiromi Kawai (1767-1841), Himeji, Japan, Edo period (inscription)

Meiki Morita (1816-1894), Aichi, Japan, Meiji period (inscription)

來源：

姫路藩家老河合道臣（1767-1841年）收藏，江戶時期（題跋）

盛田命祺（1816-1894）收藏，明治時期（題跋）

Kyoto Art Museum, 24 March 1904. (label)

展覽：

京都美術館，明治37（1904）年3月24日（標籤）

The bell was first collected by Michiomi/Hiromi Kawai (1767-1841), a senior retainer of the Himeji clan, as indicated by inscriptions and comments on the wooden box, placing its arrival in Japan no later than the Tenpō era during the Edo period. There are two other known examples of the Zheng Xingshu Bell; one was formerly owned by Ruan Yuan (1764-1849), recorded in Ruan Yuan, Jiguzhai zhongding yiqi kuanzhi, vol. 3, p. 2, and the other by Pan Zuyin (1830-1890), recorded in Luo Zhenyu, Sandai jijin wencun, part 1, vol.3, p. 3, all sharing the same inscriptions but varying in size. Given that Ruan Yuan and Kawai were contemporaries, the bells likely were uncovered from the same period and may have been dispersed overseas around the same time. Kawai, also known as Hakusui and Kanni, originally bore the surname Kawagoe but was later given the surname Kawai. He was the chief retainer of the late Edo period Himeji clan, known for his active reforms in finance and as a distinguished tea ceremony master.

Meiki Moriya (1816-1894) was the eleventh head of the Moriya family from Aichi Prefecture, Japan, a prominent lineage in brewing and soy sauce production dating back to the early Edo period. His descendant, Akio Morita (1921-1999), would go on to co-found Sony. After World War II, as the fifteenth head of the family, Akio established Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo, which later became known as Sony.

從木箱題跋可知此鐘最早由姫路藩家老河合道臣（1767-1841年）收藏，也就是最遲在江戶天保年間便流入東瀛。鄭邢叔鐘目前所知還有兩件，一件為阮元（1764-1849）舊藏，著錄於阮元，《積古齋鐘鼎彝器款識》，清嘉慶九年（1804）刊本，卷3，頁2；一件為潘祖蔭（1830-1890）舊藏，著錄於羅振玉，《三代吉金文存》，北京，1937年，上冊，卷3，頁3。三件銘文相同，尺寸不一。阮元與河合道臣為同代，則此鐘與阮元所藏鄭邢鐘或為同一時期出土，旋流散海外。河合道臣，號白水、漢年，本姓川合，後賜姓河合，為江戶時代末期姬路氏的首席家臣。他積極改革姬路財政，同時是著名茶道大師。

盛田命祺（1816-1894）為日本愛知県造酒望族盛田久左衛門第十一代當主，其太玄孫即索尼創始人盛田昭夫（1921～1999）。盛田家發軔於江戶早期，經營釀酒及醬油，二戰之後第十五代當家盛田昭夫創立東京通訊工業株式會社，即後來之索尼。