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DATED 59TH YEAR OF QIANLONG, CORRESPONDING TO 1795, AND OF THE PERIOD
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A BRONZE ARCHAISTIC BELL
DATED 59TH YEAR OF QIANLONG, CORRESPONDING TO 1795, AND OF THE PERIOD
The bell is decorated to the top with a band of lappets above an archaistic scroll and horizontal ribs. One side is cast with an inscription and the other side is painted in red enamels with a further inscription. The domed openwork handle is cast with mythical beasts.
18 1/8 in. (46.5 cm.) high
DATED 59TH YEAR OF QIANLONG, CORRESPONDING TO 1795, AND OF THE PERIOD
The bell is decorated to the top with a band of lappets above an archaistic scroll and horizontal ribs. One side is cast with an inscription and the other side is painted in red enamels with a further inscription. The domed openwork handle is cast with mythical beasts.
18 1/8 in. (46.5 cm.) high