VIETNAM, N'GUYEN DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY. Large... Lot 49

VIETNAM, N'GUYEN DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY. Large bronze temple bell. The hanging catch formed by two leaning dragons, the wall divided into four vertical registers each comprising two panels, the largest of which are decorated with auspicious characters, two of which have long dedications, notably specifying that the bell was ordered and offered by the Hu family, in the nineteenth year of the reign of Minh Mang (1838) The lower panels decorated with fantastic animals H. 102 - D. 42 cm