A rare and important Qianlong period gilt bronze ritual bell.of slightly flattened barrel form, surmounted by a cloud-form handle flanked by two arches and above a smaller square handle, cast to body with four vertical panels, the two at sides showing dragons and the two above striking areas one displaying Qianlong banian zhi the opposing with three characters beinanlu. bases and framed with lingzhi, topmost horizontal band centered by phoenix and dragon turtle verso, five lower horizontal bands alternate rows of raised bosses and flames or waves corresponding to the phoenix or dragon turtle sides respectively, the flat top showing two phoenix and two cranes among clouds. 10 1/4"H x 8 3/4" W x 7" D This bell is from an Italian lady in central New Jersey who is almost 90 years old. and gave it by her mother around mid 20th century in Italy. for an identical example: Freeman auctions lot 65 March 2015 and Sotheby's Paris lot 43 June 9,2010.