467. 16th C. Chinese Ming Bronze Turtle Dragon Monument
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16TH CENTURY CHINESE MING DYNASTY BRONZE TURTLE DRAGON MONUMENT
A magnificent 16th Century Ming Dynasty bronze turtle dragon monument, with an inscribed poem and mark on base. This monument may have been a scaled model of an actual stone monument dedicated to a prince reigning in the Ming Dynasty
Inscribed Poem (Translated from Old Chinese language):
Addressed to the King | The Minister addresses the king and honours one of his fallen sons – a prince – offering a eulogy:
‘While living in a civilized world sent from heaven, and having a life appointed by the gods, the prince is now in a place living millions of years in a peaceful and prosperous existence.’
The First Year of Wing Lock (Recorded date of June during the Ming Dynasty – in the presence of all the king’s ministers)
Presented to the King (Wing Lock) | The Empire will build a stone monument in honor of the prince
13" tall, 8" long, 4 1/2" wide | BRONZE
A magnificent 16th Century Ming Dynasty bronze turtle dragon monument, with an inscribed poem and mark on base. This monument may have been a scaled model of an actual stone monument dedicated to a prince reigning in the Ming Dynasty
Inscribed Poem (Translated from Old Chinese language):
Addressed to the King | The Minister addresses the king and honours one of his fallen sons – a prince – offering a eulogy:
‘While living in a civilized world sent from heaven, and having a life appointed by the gods, the prince is now in a place living millions of years in a peaceful and prosperous existence.’
The First Year of Wing Lock (Recorded date of June during the Ming Dynasty – in the presence of all the king’s ministers)
Presented to the King (Wing Lock) | The Empire will build a stone monument in honor of the prince
13" tall, 8" long, 4 1/2" wide | BRONZE
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467. 16th C. Chinese Ming Bronze Turtle Dragon Monument
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