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CAST QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD
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A PAIR OF IMPERIAL GILT-BRONZE 'DRAGON' CHEST LOCKS AND KEYS
cast qianlong six-character marks and of the period
Each of broad U-shape and decorated in repouss with four five-clawed dragons with fine scales contesting flaming pearls amidst fire and cloud-scrolls above breaking waves along the underside, the sliding latch released by a slotted flat key with tapering handle, one inscribed with the character wu, the other with ji, corresponding to five and six
11 in. (28.5 cm.) long (2)
cast qianlong six-character marks and of the period
Each of broad U-shape and decorated in repouss with four five-clawed dragons with fine scales contesting flaming pearls amidst fire and cloud-scrolls above breaking waves along the underside, the sliding latch released by a slotted flat key with tapering handle, one inscribed with the character wu, the other with ji, corresponding to five and six
11 in. (28.5 cm.) long (2)