A CHINESE COMPOSITE BOW, QING DYNASTY, MID-19TH CENTURY
A CHINESE COMPOSITE BOW, QING DYNASTY, MID-19TH CENTURY
with reflexed limbs faced with horn at the front, fishskin-covered wooden ears stained green and decorated with flowers at the tips, bone string bridges, green-stained fishskin collars decorated with flowers, characters and symbols above and below the later fabric-covered grip (the inner face with losses)
90.5 cm; 35 5/8 in
Property from the Edward McEwen Collection (1934-2020)
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A CHINESE COMPOSITE BOW, QING DYNASTY, MID-19TH CENTURY
with reflexed limbs faced with horn at the front, fishskin-covered wooden ears stained green and decorated with flowers at the tips, bone string bridges, green-stained fishskin collars decorated with flowers, characters and symbols above and below the later fabric-covered grip (the inner face with losses)
90.5 cm; 35 5/8 in
Property from the Edward McEwen Collection (1934-2020)