1900 - Lot 82

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1900 - Lot 82
1900 NINE DYNASTIC URNS OF HUE, Thê miêu, 36 ANIMALS ON THE NINE DYNASTIC URNS—36 engravings of the animals on the nine urns. Album in-plano (38x24 cm), 36 plates with engravings on Annamite paper, paperback, trilingual title label on the front cover. These nine dynastic bronze urns, the largest in the country—reaching up to two meters fifty in height—were cast in 1836 during the reign of His Majesty Minh-Mang, and are housed in the Thê Miêu Temple, near Hué, arranged in a symbolic configuration. Dimensions: 24x39.3 cm. (Minor tears).
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