Caption

Bell, dragons iconography, Chinese art, Chinese culture, Qing 1644–1911, dragon with pearl, taotie iconography, meander ornament, leiwen ornament, 18th century, China, varia, height 28.0 cm, width 15.3 cm, weight 2.29 kg, A bronze bell with a dark patina and areas of golden bronze is shown standing upright on a reflective surface; the bell has carved decorative bands with swirling, stylized motifs around its body and a flared golden rim at the base, and its top features an ornate handle resembling intertwined animal forms with curved limbs and rounded heads in darker bronze with golden highlights, all set against a plain light gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A23_167

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (1.2Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bell dragons iconography Chinese art Chinese culture Qing 1644–1911 dragon pearl taotie iconography meander ornament leiwen ornament 18th century China varia height 28.0 cm width 15.3 cm weight 2.29 kg bronze bell dark patina areas golden bronze shown standing upright reflective surface bell carved decorative bands swirling stylized motifs body flared golden rim base top features ornate handle resembling intertwined animal forms curved limbs rounded heads darker bronze golden highlights set plain light gray background.