ID 1387563
Lot 121 | A SMALL GILT-BRONZE BELL
Estimate value
$ 4 000 – 6 000
PROBABLY ASKA PERIOD (7TH CENTURY)
The oval bell finely cast and gilded, the bottom with a rectangular aperture revealing a ball inside
1.¼ in. (3.2 cm.) long
Provenance
Enmanji temple, Nara Prefecture by repute
Otsuki Bankei (1801-1878)
Previously sold in these rooms, 15 April 2016, lot 7
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Place of origin: | Eastern Asia, Japan, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Place of origin: | Eastern Asia, Japan, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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