Unknown Vietnamese
Imperial Swivel Cannon

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Imperial Swivel Cannon
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CultureVietnamese
Titles
  • Imperial Swivel Cannon
Date1857
MediumCast bronze
Dimensions4 1/4 × 30 1/2 × 6 3/4 in. (10.8 × 77.5 × 17.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Friends of Asian Art
Object number2019.222
Non exposé

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Department
Asian Art
Provenance[Christie’s, London; Fine Antique Arms and Armour Sale, February 20, 1991]; purchased by an American Collection; [Peter Finer Antique Arms and Armour, London]; purchased by MFAH, 2019.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
On the first reinforce: 嗣德拾年 (Tu duc muoi nam, tenth year of the reign of Tu Duc)
On the chase: 安南國 (An nom quoc, Vietnam)
Proper right trunnion: 八两 四十斤 (8 liang 40 jin, tael of 50g and catties of 600g)
Proper left trunnion: 八三 (83, the gun’s arsenal number)

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