Emporium Hamburg
Auction 81-83 23-26 Oct 2018
View prices realized
► Sale information
Find similar lots
A very interesting and fine bronze circular mirror
The central domed knob surrounded by a band decorated with a fighting tiger and dragon, encompassed by a ring of formal script wishing for " Wealth, honour and happiness", followed by rings with straight lines and zigzagging lines. With green patina.
Diameter: 12cm, Thickness: 1.3cm
Style of: Eastern Han (2nd – 3rd century AD), age determination uncertain
Orientations, Dec 1988, pg.51, fig.14. W.Watson, Ancient Chinese Bronzes, pl.97B, text pg.106. http://bonhams.com/auctions/20365/lot/604/
The central domed knob surrounded by a band decorated with a fighting tiger and dragon, encompassed by a ring of formal script wishing for " Wealth, honour and happiness", followed by rings with straight lines and zigzagging lines. With green patina.
Diameter: 12cm, Thickness: 1.3cm
Style of: Eastern Han (2nd – 3rd century AD), age determination uncertain
Orientations, Dec 1988, pg.51, fig.14. W.Watson, Ancient Chinese Bronzes, pl.97B, text pg.106. http://bonhams.com/auctions/20365/lot/604/