A large bronze bell, maybe Vietnamese, cyclical date of yiyu (1885 or earlier). Photo Lempertz

with a handle in shape of two dragons (possibly replaced). The body is devided into rectangular sections partly filled with short inscriptions including the cyclical date of yiyu (1885 or earlier). H 40,5 cm. Estimate 600 €

Lempertz. Auction 991 Asian Art. December 9, 2011 www.lempertz-online.de