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Mesny’s Bronze Drum

David Leffman June 5, 2019 Uncategorized 2 Comments

In 1874, Mesny donated some ethnic artefacts to the Royal Asiatic Society North China Branch at Shanghai, who were talking about opening up a museum. Most of the items were spoils from six years spent fighting Miao and Muslim rebels in Guizhou province, and included a bronze drum: “Guiyang 3 March 1874 To the President of the R.A.S. I now …

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