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A BRONZE ARCHAISTIC BELL
DATED 59TH YEAR OF QIANLONG, CORRESPONDING TO 1795, AND OF THE PERIOD
清乾隆五十九年(1795) 銅雙龍鈕銘文鐘
The bell is decorated to the top with a band of lappets above an archaistic scroll and horizontal ribs.
One side is cast with an inscription and the other side is painted in red enamels with a further inscription.
The domed openwork handle is cast with mythical beasts.
18¿ in. (46.5 cm.) high
£6,000-8,000 $9,100-12,000
€8,200-11,000
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