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Chunyu with Tiger Figurine and Boat and Fish Patterns (Bronze drum with tiger figurine)

The rim of the top surface is partly missing. The body of the instrument has a small hole on it. Made of Bronze. The body of the drum is slim with an oval cross-section. The upper section of the drum is round and bulging, and the middle section has diagonally slanted sides. The drum is hollow in the middle. The sides rise straight upwards from the bottom before swelling below a short, flared rim. The rim surrounds a hollow-cast tiger with a raised head and an arched tail standing on the top surface of the drum. Boat and fish designs are cast on the top surface of the drum on the left and right sides of the tiger figurine. The patterns in front of the tiger are unclear, but the ones behind it are coins.

  • Measurements:Total height: 49.6cm, height of the tiger figurine: 6.9cm, diameter of the top surface: 24.7-21.8cm, diameter around the shoulders: 30.6-27.5cm, diameter of the base: 19.8-18.1cm, weight: 7.5kg