Fine Chinese Paintings and Works of Art - 17th May 2022
Lot 438
A CHINESE SILVERED BRONZE MIRROR
Estimate £500 - £1,000
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Description
A CHINESE SILVERED BRONZE MIRROR
PROBABLY TANG DYNASTY
Decorated in relief with a medallion of mythical creatures amidst fruiting vines, the outer areas with four birds with outstretched wings, together with a modern stand, 779g, 14cm. (2)
Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s.
Cf. R Keverne, Chinese Bronze Mirrors, 2009, no.17 for another mirror of this design, formerly in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art.