VIETNAM, LATE NGUYEN DYNASTY, - Lot 156

Lot 156
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VIETNAM, LATE NGUYEN DYNASTY, - Lot 156
VIETNAM, LATE NGUYEN DYNASTY, Important oblong-shaped bronze bell with medallion decoration of incised calligraphy, the grip formed by two dragons surmounted by a ruyi head. A vietname bronze bell H. 38 cm - H 15 cm PROVENANCE : Collection of Colonel René Boutteçon A career military officer, Colonel Boutteçon was sent to Vietnam as head of an engineering battalion to supervise a number of French infrastructure projects. He spent 23 months in Vietnam, taking the opportunity to meet Vietnamese artists such as TRAN Phuc Duyen and Nguyen Tien Chun in Hanoi. On this occasion, he bought lacquerware and objets d'art from Vietnam and China, which he brought back to France.
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