A parcel-gilt bronze bell Ming Dynasty, 16th / 17th Century

comprising: the bell with a gilt double-headed dragon handle, cast in low-relief with two parcel-gilt dragons striding amidst ruyi-head clouds, above a landscape of rocks and water, the upper shoulder encircled by lappets; together with a large duan inkstone carved on one side with two dragons amidst swirling clouds; and a bronze hu vessel cast with animal-mask handles and roundels to the shoulder (3)

Bell: Blitz Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, The Netherlands.

The bell is in good condition with minor loss to the gilding. The hu and duanstone are both in good condition.
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