Conch shell, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)
- Image Number: K1D000715N000000000PAF
- Dynasty: Qing dynasty
- Category: Miscellaneous objects
- Archival dimension: 長23.7公分
- Function: Instrument
- Material: Animals/shellfish/
- Description:
White snail, left-handed. A metal guard board is added at the mouth, and the outer wall of the board is double cloud dragons playing with beads, surrounded by a circle of twigs and leaves, and the leaves and flowers are inlaid with stones. The inner wall of the metal plate is full of characters, and has regular script made in the year of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. The top is chiseled and blown, and the blowing nozzle falls off. In Tibet, the conch can be used as a musical instrument and a horn.
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