Emporium Hamburg
Auction 81-83 23-26 Oct 2018
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A very special and interesting circular bronze mirror with a silvery shine
With a central domed knob, surrounded by two rings decorated with eight raised knobs each, separated by finely cast divine animal and beast figures in the outer layer. Encompassed by a ring of ancient Chinese characters, bordered by a ring of vertical lines, followed by a saw-tooth band and a final band of curving motifs.
Diameter: 14.5cm
Style of: Han (206 BC – 220 AD), age determination uncertain
National Palace Museum Taipei, Taiwan, 1971, Master Pieces of Chinese Bronze Mirrors catalogue, no 18 and 25. http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/20901/lot/5205/
With a central domed knob, surrounded by two rings decorated with eight raised knobs each, separated by finely cast divine animal and beast figures in the outer layer. Encompassed by a ring of ancient Chinese characters, bordered by a ring of vertical lines, followed by a saw-tooth band and a final band of curving motifs.
Diameter: 14.5cm
Style of: Han (206 BC – 220 AD), age determination uncertain
National Palace Museum Taipei, Taiwan, 1971, Master Pieces of Chinese Bronze Mirrors catalogue, no 18 and 25. http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/20901/lot/5205/