£320
A 19th century Chinese circular bronze gong suspended from the ebonized hardwood frame (later replacement cable) profusely carved and pierced to each side with bats, clouds, dragons and floral designs, late Qing dynasty, 50 cm w x 30 cm d x 92 cm h c/w a wooden handled striker
Provence: Chinese gong brought home in Rathbone Bros. of Liverpool tea clipper ‘Scawfell’ from Whampoa to Liverpool in 1861 by Capt. Robert Thomson, in record passage of 88 days.
The frame is structurally sound with even patina commensurate with age, some signs of handling wear to extremities. Oone of the lower dragon carved diagonal brackets/braces is loose and missing a spliced section, and on one side the top central bat has a loss to wing terminal, some small splits to frame, original suspension cord had been replaced with brown cable.
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