JAPANESE BRONZE DRAGON FLOOR BELL (GONG),Late 19th Century. Base constructed of fully sculpted writhing dragon supporting pierced flaring dish with openwork cloudbank motif; large bronze globular vessel form gong has hand-hammered texture and chased dragon-and-medallion decoration; original red-painted wooden striker. - Base: 38 1/4 in. high; Vessel: 13 1/2 in. x 17 in.; Striker: 18 3/4 in. long. Estimate $1,000-1,500
PROVENANCE: Purchased from Gump's, San Francisco, early 20th Century.
