Category
Asian Art
Medium
Appears to be bronze, very heavy
Distinguishing marks
There seems to be some kinds of marks on rear, Chinese?
Condition
Excellent
Size and dimensions of this item
About 13 inches across
Weight
around 7 1/2 pounds
Long Description
This is a Bronze Wall plaque with hanging loop attached to the back. It depicts two roosters on a tree with a bird (dove?) flying overhead. It has what appears to me to be chinese writing on the back around a mark cast into the bronze.
History
This is part of my aunt's collection, we are not sure where she picked it up in her long life of flea markets and auctions.
eBay Auction Link
For Sale?
No
This is actually a Japanese Bronze Charger, not Chinese
I have had a friend of Chinese descent look at the writing on the back of the bronze and she says the writing is Japanese, not Chinese. The first two characters say Japan, while the rest of the writing seems to indicate the region it was made, which I'm still researching