A CHINESE SILVERED-BRONZE MIRROR

A CHINESE SILVERED-BRONZE MIRROR

PROBABLY TANG DYNASTY

Cast in shallow relief with a central boss surrounded by a square frame with three characters along each side, with stylised floral motifs and studs encircling the design, the surface of the front and reverse with malachite encrustations, 15.3cm, 589g.

Provenance: from the collection of Francis Golding (1944-2013), purchased from Michael Willcox on 2nd July 2007.