Description A brass bow with two dragon heads at the ends and two dragon heads to both sides of the grip. The curved parts and the string covered by animal fur. On the inside of the grip an engraved inscription "Made in humbleness for a regent on the 16th day of the 8th month of the 19th year of Yongle" (1421). The dragon heads at the handle and those at the bow ends differ in style and patina.
Dimensions Length 127.5 cm
Literature Compare an identical bow with the same inscription, sold at Lempertz, Cologne, 7./8.12.2007, lot 946
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