Emporium Hamburg
Auction 81-83 23-26 Oct 2018
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A beautiful circular "glass and Leaf" bronze mirror
A central flower-shaped knob, framed by a square band of circler knobs and curling lines, followed by a band of stylized branches and corn ears in relief, with ancient Chinese characters which often state "Although there lies catalogue, a great distance between us we both look at the same sun", encompassed by an outer band in "umbrella motif".
Diameter: 10cm
Style of: Han (1st century AD), age determination uncertain
National Palace Museum Taipei, Taiwan, 1971, Master Pieces of Chinese Bronze Mirrors catalogue, pl.9 and 10.
A central flower-shaped knob, framed by a square band of circler knobs and curling lines, followed by a band of stylized branches and corn ears in relief, with ancient Chinese characters which often state "Although there lies catalogue, a great distance between us we both look at the same sun", encompassed by an outer band in "umbrella motif".
Diameter: 10cm
Style of: Han (1st century AD), age determination uncertain
National Palace Museum Taipei, Taiwan, 1971, Master Pieces of Chinese Bronze Mirrors catalogue, pl.9 and 10.