Dimensions: PAIR OF ZITAN WITH GOLD PAINTED DRAGON PATTERN PALACE LANTERN
66.5 cm H x 19.7 cm L x Weight 5140 gram
Pair of chinese zitan with gold painted dragon pattern palace lantern .This pair of zitan palace lanterns is decorated with GOLD PAINTED DRAGON around lampshades. Its exterior appearance pursues consistence of top and buttom. The palace lamp was created during the Eastern Han Dynasty, bloosomed in the Sui and Tang dynasties, and flourished in the Qianlong period. It is an important decoration of the palace. Clue to the fact that it was used for the palace for a long term, apart from the lighting feature, it also deserve to elaborate adornment, in order to show the wealth and luxury of the emperor.