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What is a Chinese Bell called?
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A Chinese bell is called a "zhong" 钟
Lotus GalleryMarch 17, 2021
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Antique Print of two Chinese Bells by Prévost '1748'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Cloche d'Erforz - Cloche de Peking'. Print of two Chinese bells, one from Peking (Beijing). This print originates from Prevost's 'Histoire Generale des Voyages'.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
Antique Print of two Huge Chinese Bells from Peking of Bejing, China, 1748
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Cloche d'Erforz - Cloche de Peking'. Print of two Chinese bells, one from Peking (Beijing). This print originates from Prevost's 'Histoire Generale des Voyages'...
Category
Antique 18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
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19th Century Chinese Iron Bell
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic, 19th century iron bell once pealed in celebration or gave notice of important events in a town in northern China.
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Garden Ornaments
Materials
Iron
Chinese Iron Courtyard Bell, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic, 19th century iron bell once pealed in celebration or gave notice of important events in a town in northern China.
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Garden Ornaments
Materials
Iron
Chinese Wanli-Era Cast Iron Bell
Located in Chicago, IL
A cast iron bell, when struck with a wooden beam, announced the time of day to villagers. This monumental example is covered in relief casts of chrysanthemum blossoms and characters ...
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Antique Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Garden Ornaments
Materials
Iron
Chinese Ming Dynasty Bronze Luan Chariot Bell
Located in Point Richmond, CA
They were displayed in sets to indicate social status – two, four, six or eight bells – the higher the number of bells, the higher the social status of the passenger.
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Medieval Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
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Japanese Gold Maki-e Lacquer Round Box with Bamboo and Tokugawa Mon, Edo Period
Located in Austin, TX
A very fine Japanese gold maki-e lacquer round confectionary box, kashibako, featuring bamboo and Tokugawa mon, late Edo Period, mid 19th century, Japan.
The elegant box of circular...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Materials
Gold Leaf
After Ogata Korin, Japanese Gold Lacquer Round Box, Meiji Period
By Ogata Korin
Located in Austin, TX
A striking Japanese Shijo School kinji gold lacquer round box, kashibako, with a shibayama design of horse and fuyou (cotton rose hibiscus), apocryphally signed Hokkyo Korin for Ogat...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Pewter
Japanese Rinpa School Lacquer Box with Autumn Flowers, Tebako, Edo Period
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Japanese Rinpa School lacquer box for personal accessories, te-bako, featuring a dense design of autumn flowers and grasses, Edo Period, early to mid 19th century, Japan.
Th...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Materials
Silver, Pewter, Gold Leaf
Japanese Meiji Bronze Vase with Auspicious Animals, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
An impressive Japanese cast and parcel gilt bronze vase with auspicious animals, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan.
The striking vase heavily cast and of flattened and modified balust...
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Prince Shōtoku at Age 16, Kōyō-Zō Hanging Scroll, Edo/Meiji Period, mid 19th c
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and beautiful Japanese Buddhist devotional kōyō-zō painting of the revered Prince Shōtoku at the age of 16, mineral pigments and gilding on fine silk, silk brocade mounting, h...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Letter Box, Fubako, Edo Period, mid 19th c
Located in Austin, TX
A striking and powerful Japanese maki-e lacquer fubako, box for letters, with hawk, cherry, and Fuji, late Edo Period, circa 1850, Japan.
The cover of the fubako wonderfully worked ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Framed Silk Embroidered Panel with Foo Dogs, circa 1910
Located in Austin, TX
A fun and attractive Chinese coral silk ground, couched stitch, silk and metallic thread embroidered panel with foo lions at play, late Qing Dynasty or early Republic Period, circa 1...
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Vintage 1910s Chinese Qing Textiles
Materials
Metallic Thread
