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 dark bronze bell with a slightly flared base sits upright on a reflective surface, showing a muted reflection beneath it; the bell features a carved banded design around its body with ornamental raised patterns and a weathered patina that reveals areas of brownish gold, dark green, and black; the top of the bell has a sculpted handle in the form of a small crouching figure in the same dark bronze tones, and the background is a smooth pale gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A23_168

License type

Rights managed

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77.2Mb (1.1Mb) / 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 dark bronze bell slightly flared base sits upright reflective surface showing muted reflection beneath bell features carved banded design body ornamental raised patterns weathered patina reveals areas brownish gold dark green black top bell sculpted handle form small crouching figure dark bronze tones background smooth pale gray.