Portable bronze "Tianzi" gong, with a date on its base...
Portable bronze "Tianzi" gong, with a date on its base reading "11th month of the first year of the Xuande reign" and "Tianzi, No. 70385." (Two plugged holes). L. 33 cm. Muzzle diameter: 1.6 cm. Mounted on a pedestal.
XUANDE period (1426–1435), DATED 1426
CHINA
Provenance:
Poon, Hong Kong, 1999
Private collection, Brussels
Reference:
A similar piece is held at the Hebei Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics.
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Portable bronze "Tianzi" gong, with a date on its base reading "11th month of the first year of the Xuande reign" and "Tianzi, No. 70385." (Two plugged holes). L. 33 cm. Muzzle diameter: 1.6 cm. Mounted on a pedestal.
XUANDE period (1426–1435), DATED 1426
CHINA
Provenance:
Poon, Hong Kong, 1999
Private collection, Brussels
Reference:
A similar piece is held at the Hebei Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics.
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Time, Location
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