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CHINA, Jiaqing period A bell in gilt bronze and cloisonné en…
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CHINA, Jiaqing period A bell in gilt bronze and cloisonné en…
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Estimate €3,000 - €5,000
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CHINA, Jiaqing period
A bell in gilt bronze and cloisonné enamels, of flared form richly decorated with taotie masks, qilong dragons and archaic motifs. The body is structured in registers by a gilt bronze central fillet simulating a projecting rush. The whole is suspended from a wooden frame carved to resemble a portico, supported by a ring topped by two facing dragons whose bodies are carved in high relief and openwork.
Height: 79 cm (with portico); 43 cm (bell alone)
Provenance: - Collection from the South of France
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