Ancient artifacts about sheep
Updated: 2015-02-03 07:00
(Chinaculture.org)
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L: An 18th century gold plated copper clock depicts a shepherd's scene.. We can see a shepherd blowing a horn behind two lambs on the grassland and a ewe carrying a bell on its back.
R: An enamel penholder from the Qianlong reign period of the Qing Dynasty depicts a shepherd sitting on the back of a curled up ram. The life-like artifact is a representative work of the Qianlong period.
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