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Eastern Han Dynasty bronze drum with four frogs and walking egret pattern View 2

Nanshan Museum

Nanshan Museum
Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China

This drum has a round head with four frogs facing in a counterclockwise direction. At the center of the drum head is a ten-rayed sun with a leaf vein pattern between the rays. The main halo contains distorted feathered figures and is surrounded by another halo containing four egrets walking in a counterclockwise direction.
There are two opposing pairs of wide, flattened loop handles between the chest and waist. There is a horizontal raised band between the waist and foot. This Yongjiang-style drum is of Lengshuichong design and dates from the Eastern Han Dynasty.

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  • Title: Eastern Han Dynasty bronze drum with four frogs and walking egret pattern View 2
  • Date Created: Eastern Han Dynasty
  • Physical Dimensions: Overall height 34.3 cm, drum head diameter 52.3 cm, foot diameter 52.3 cm. Frog length 4.5 cm, height 2.3 cm. Loop handle length 5 cm, width 3.4 cm
  • Provenance: Collection
  • Medium: Bronzeware
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