A large imperial gilt-bronze archaistic temple bell, bianzhong. Mark and period of Qianlong, dated to the tenth year of the reign of emperor Qianlong (corresponding to 1746) the large rounded bell heavily cast, the flat top suspended from a powerfully...

An Archaistic Carved Stone Plaque, Ming Dynasty naturalistically carved as a curled mythical beast with scrolled wings and tail, the stone dark a greyish-brown tone. length 4 3/8 in., 11cm. Estimate 6,000—8,000 USD PROVENANCE: W. W. Winkworth Collection...