
"Red Bronze" Chinese offering vessel from Yunnan Province.
Hammered design of high relief lotus petals on bottom third of vessel,
relief Dharmachakra design (8 Paths to Enlightment) on lid. Hinges and
locking toggle still intact.
Size: 12 ½" high
Date: Sung Dynasty (960-1279 CE)
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Chinese "Red Bronze" offering vessel from Yunnan with very
unusual "stepped" conical lid and remnants of pigmented design. Relief
lotus petal design around bottom third of vessel. Original clasps and
hinges.
Size: 12 ½" high
Date: Sung Dynasty (960-1279 CE)
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Rare Chinese "Script" offering vessel
from Yunnan Province. Incised allover pattern Sanskrit written in
Devanagari. There are also two Chinese characters which translate as
"Seeking, on behalf of ______" (blank space)
Size: 9" high
Date: Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368 CE)
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Rare Chinese "script" Vessel in gray clay from Yunnan
Province. Allover incised pattern of Sanskrit written with Devanagari
script. There is also one vertical line of Chinese script which translates
as "Buddha says, in the highest respect, this most glorious holy
incantation Tuoluoni". This vessel additionally has an incised "chant" on
the interior of the lid as well as an incised Dharmachakra on the top of
the lid.
Size: 9 ¼" high
Date: Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368 CE
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