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A bronze temple bell with suspension loop (Bo) and coiled and interlaced Dragons, Ming dynasty or older.

Estimate
20 000 - 25 000 SEK
1 780 - 2 220 EUR
1 840 - 2 290 USD
Bidding requires special pre approval.
Purchasing info
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For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
A bronze temple bell with suspension loop (Bo) and coiled and interlaced Dragons, Ming dynasty or older.

Barrel shaped decorated in relief with an intricate archaistic pattern, as well as with archaic script. The first inscription reads 林鐘中聲 (Linzhong zhongsheng). Linzhong 林鐘, a name for ancient musical pitch. In ancient music, there are twelve pitches, and Lin Zhong is one of them. Zhongsheng 中聲 denotes the 'shang' tone among the five tones named in ancient China. Height 31 cm.

Tarnished.

Provenance

Purchased by Margit Jans Olsson in London in the 1970's. Thence by descent within the family.