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THE PROPERTY OF AN ASIAN COLLECTOR 清乾隆 銅「倍仲呂」編鐘
「乾隆九年製」刻款
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A RARE IMPERIAL BRONZE ‘DRAGON’ RITUAL
BELL, BIANZHONG
QIANLONG INCISED MARK, CORRESPONDING TO 1744 AND OF THE
PERIOD
Of barrel form, the bell is heavily cast and decorated in high
relief with a band of two dragons grasping the flaming pearl
alternating with two vertical panels, one enclosing the reign date
Qianlong jiu nian zhi, ‘made in the ninth year of Qianlong’, and
the other, the bell’s tone bei zhong lü, all above a band of large flat
discs alternating with stylised clouds and below a further band of
clouds. The flat top is surmounted by a suspension handle in the
form of a two-headed dragon.
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high, box
HK$2,000,000-3,000,000 US$260,000-390,000
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