A VERY RARE MING IMPERIAL GILT-DECORATED SPINACH-GREEN JADE MUSICAL CHIME, BIANQING
DATED TO CYCLICAL XINSI YEAR OF CHONGZHEN, CORRESPONDING TO 1641 AND OF THE PERIOD
A VERY RARE MING IMPERIAL GILT-DECORATED SPINACH-GREEN JADE MUSICAL CHIME, BIANQING DATED TO CYCLICAL XINSI YEAR OF CHONGZHEN, CORRESPONDING TO 1641 AND OF THE PERIOD The angled stone is decorated on each side with two ferocious five-clawed dragons contesting a flaming pearl below a circular aperture drilled for suspension. One side is inscribed with the characters, Chongzhen xinsi nian zao , 'Made in cyclical xinsi year of the Chongzhen reign'; the other side is inscribed with the musical tone huangzhong . The narrow sides are decorated with clouds. 15 3/8 in. (39.2 cm.) wide, wood stand
A VERY RARE MING IMPERIAL GILT-DECORATED SPINACH-GREEN JADE MUSICAL CHIME, BIANQING
DATED TO CYCLICAL XINSI YEAR OF CHONGZHEN, CORRESPONDING TO 1641 AND OF THE PERIOD
A VERY RARE MING IMPERIAL GILT-DECORATED SPINACH-GREEN JADE MUSICAL CHIME, BIANQING DATED TO CYCLICAL XINSI YEAR OF CHONGZHEN, CORRESPONDING TO 1641 AND OF THE PERIOD The angled stone is decorated on each side with two ferocious five-clawed dragons contesting a flaming pearl below a circular aperture drilled for suspension. One side is inscribed with the characters, Chongzhen xinsi nian zao , 'Made in cyclical xinsi year of the Chongzhen reign'; the other side is inscribed with the musical tone huangzhong . The narrow sides are decorated with clouds. 15 3/8 in. (39.2 cm.) wide, wood stand
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