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VARIOUS PROPERTIES
AN UNUSUAL LONGQUAN CELADON BELL
YUAN-MING DYNASTY OR LATER
Details
AN UNUSUAL LONGQUAN CELADON BELL
YUAN-MING DYNASTY OR LATER
The bell is carved with a band of the Eight Trigrams between borders of applied florets, and the rim and the shoulder are carved with wave bands, all below a handle formed by two mythical beasts, and all covered with a glaze of soft sea-green color.
8 ¾ in. ( 23 cm.) high, softwood stand, mallet
YUAN-MING DYNASTY OR LATER
The bell is carved with a band of the Eight Trigrams between borders of applied florets, and the rim and the shoulder are carved with wave bands, all below a handle formed by two mythical beasts, and all covered with a glaze of soft sea-green color.
8 ¾ in. ( 23 cm.) high, softwood stand, mallet
Provenance
Private collection, Kansai, prior to the Meiji period (1868-1912).