Late 1800 Chinese bronze Dragon bowl. | ||
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Believe artist name is Teng Fan. Item is a family herlium passed down from generations. No one seems to know what it actually is, except that it's bronze and it apears to be a bonsai planter, we think. Anyone have any info or ideas we would appreciate input. Thanks oh and that it's late 1800.
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They kind of look like Japanese dragons to me. ??
I had an anitiquties dealer look at it and said it appears to be Chinese about late 1800s and was a brush bowl for artist to put used brushes in for wash. I had an interpretor look at the name on bottom of bowl and said the name was teng fan chinese. That's all I know at this time. Anyone else want to take a stave at it. Appreciate all the info I can get. Thanks
Japanese, 19th to early 20th c. The name on the bottom seems to be the workshop name, but google only shows up a placename in Japan. I suspect this may also have come from Takaoka, based only on the style and history of the city and the bronze tradition there.
I hope this is not used as ikebana because the dragons would seriously clash with the flowers. As a water basin for brush sounds right since dragons are creatures of the water.