Lot Essay
The inscription "Wan gu liu fang" may be translated as 'May your name live on for ten thousand years'.
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QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
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A LARGE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE BELL AND HONGMU STAND
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The bell is cast in an archaistic style with a twin dragon loop handle. The body of the bell is decorated with a band of scrolling flowers interrupted by a cartouche enclosing an apocryphal Xuande mark, above a band in relief of dragon and phoenix above a mountain amongst cloud scrolls. The lower body of the bell is cast in relief with five dragons and a panel enclosing the inscription ‘wan gu liu fang’ above a foliate rim.
24 in. (61 cm.) high, carved hongmu stand
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The bell is cast in an archaistic style with a twin dragon loop handle. The body of the bell is decorated with a band of scrolling flowers interrupted by a cartouche enclosing an apocryphal Xuande mark, above a band in relief of dragon and phoenix above a mountain amongst cloud scrolls. The lower body of the bell is cast in relief with five dragons and a panel enclosing the inscription ‘wan gu liu fang’ above a foliate rim.
24 in. (61 cm.) high, carved hongmu stand
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