清中期 銅錯金銀天雞尊, Vessel in the Form of a Heavenly Rooster, 19th century

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清中期 銅錯金銀天雞尊, Vessel in the Form of a Heavenly Rooster, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 19th century, China, Bronze inlaid with gold and silver, H. 9 3/4 in. ( cm); L. 9 1/4 in. ( cm), Metalwork, Containers in the shape of a rooster carrying a vessel on its back are an invention of Song dynasty (960–1279) antiquarians, who believed that such ritual vessels existed in the classical age of ancient China

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