Lot 1154
1154
A RARE DATED DEDICATORY BRONZE ARCHAISTIC BELL, ZHONG
PROPERTY OF A NEW YORK COLLECTOR
A RARE DATED DEDICATORY BRONZE ARCHAISTIC BELL, ZHONG

DATED TO THE DINGYOU YEAR OF DAOGUANG, CORRESPONDING TO 1837, AND OF THE PERIOD

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A RARE DATED DEDICATORY BRONZE ARCHAISTIC BELL, ZHONG
DATED TO THE DINGYOU YEAR OF DAOGUANG, CORRESPONDING TO 1837, AND OF THE PERIOD
Of oval section and heavily cast, with rows of nipples projecting from a leiwen ground flanking a four-character inscription, Jiayi xian xue (Jiayi county school) cast within a panel on one side and a two-character inscription (jia zhong) on the reverse, an inscription cast in a panel on one of the narrow sides may be read, longfei Daoguang dingyou nian gui yue jizhi (Flying dragon Daoguang dingyou year (1837), eighth month, auspicious day), the other narrow side with a dedicatory inscription in a panel, the lower section with an archaistic band of birds reserved on a leiwen ground, the flat top cast in low relief with feather-like pattern below the handle of stepped outline, with blackish-brown patina
10½ in. (26.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Christie's East, 11 July 1995, lot 58.

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Lot Essay

Longfei (flying dragon) refers to official promotions.
The two-character inscription, jia zhong, is the first of the six ancient yin pitches. Of the twelve musical pitches, six are yin and six are yang. The dedicatory inscription may be translated, 'Respectfully made by adjunct candidate Lin Qi X and offered with the other students.'

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