AN UNUSUAL INSCRIBED BRONZE BELL 19TH CENTURY Cast in thread relief with two registers of rectangular panels separated by narrow bands of classic scroll, the four in the bottom register cast in shallow relief with inscriptions, above a band of key fret, with petal lappets on the shoulder, the loop handle cast as addorsed dragons arched over an aperture in the domed top, the interior cast in high relief with an inscription, Zhu Jing Donglinsi, changzhu yongyuan zhi ('Be forever placed at Donglin temple in Zhu Jing') 9½ in. (24.1 cm.) high, wood stand
AN UNUSUAL INSCRIBED BRONZE BELL 19TH CENTURY Cast in thread relief with two registers of rectangular panels separated by narrow bands of classic scroll, the four in the bottom register cast in shallow relief with inscriptions, above a band of key fret, with petal lappets on the shoulder, the loop handle cast as addorsed dragons arched over an aperture in the domed top, the interior cast in high relief with an inscription, Zhu Jing Donglinsi, changzhu yongyuan zhi ('Be forever placed at Donglin temple in Zhu Jing') 9½ in. (24.1 cm.) high, wood stand
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