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A LARGE DOCUMENTARY IRON TEMPLE BELL See an iron bell in Fangshan cast in the 22nd year of Kangxi (1683),
Dated by inscription to the 29th year of the Kangxi reign, illustrated by Quan Jinyun, Series of the Gem of Beijing Cultural
corresponding to 1690 and of the period Relics: Ancient Bells, Beijing, 2000, no.104. See also a further bell
Of domed form with a double-dragon-head suspension loop and dated 1701, illustrated by P.Lam ed., Archaeological Finds from the
undulating arched bottom rim, the top of the dome pierced with four Five Dynasties to the Qing Periods in Guandong, Hong Kong, 1989,
evenly-spaced holes within a band of wave ground, the body engraved no.109, Hong Kong Museum of History. See also a Kangxi-period
with a Buddhist blessing to the Guanyin temple and dated to the 12th bronze example in the collection of the Ancient Bell Museum in the
month of 29th year of the Kangxi emperor’s reign alongside various Dazhong Temple, Beijing, illustrated in La voix du dragon: Trésors
donors’ names, between bands of twelve earthly branches and floral archéologiques et art campanaire de la Chine ancienne, Paris, 2000,
motifs. p.256, no.105.
46cm (18 1/8in) high.
£1,000 - 1,500
CNY9,000 - 14,000
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價

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