AN INSCRIBED BRONZE MODEL OF A CANON

DAOGUANG PERIOD, DATED TO THE TWENTY-THIRD YEAR OF DAOGUANG, CORRESPONDING TO 1844

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AN INSCRIBED BRONZE MODEL OF A CANON
DAOGUANG PERIOD, DATED TO THE TWENTY-THIRD YEAR OF DAOGUANG, CORRESPONDING TO 1844
The heavily cast model is of typical tapering form and has a number of raised bands. It is set on a later wood stand with four wheels.
24¾ in. (62.9 cm.) long, the stand 16¼ in. (41 cm.) long

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Lot Essay

The inscription to the top of the cannon states that it was made during the twenty-third year of the Daoguang period, corresponding to the year 1844.
A pair of very similar bronze canons was sold in these rooms, 8 June 1987, lot 294.

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