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TIBETO-CHINESE, QIANLONG MARK AND PERIOD (1736-95)
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A Bronze and Parcel-Gilt Ghanta
Tibeto-Chinese, Qianlong Mark and Period (1736-95)
The dome cast with lotus petals interspersed with Tibetan bija syllables, repeating vajra and dharmachakra motifs between beaded borders beneath, the central shaft rising to a crowned Buddha head over a lotus base, surmounted by a four pronged half-vajra, incised with four-character Qianlong mark
9 in. (22.8 cm.) high
Tibeto-Chinese, Qianlong Mark and Period (1736-95)
The dome cast with lotus petals interspersed with Tibetan bija syllables, repeating vajra and dharmachakra motifs between beaded borders beneath, the central shaft rising to a crowned Buddha head over a lotus base, surmounted by a four pronged half-vajra, incised with four-character Qianlong mark
9 in. (22.8 cm.) high