A very rare and interesting lower-shaped bronze mirror with handle
With six petals and a handle, in the centre a smooth circle, rings with smaller circles, followed by a band decorated with animals and men in high relief, followed by two decorative bands with patterns and lines.
Diameter: 10cm, Length: 18.5cm
Style of: Song (10th – 13th century), age determination uncertain
R.Kerr, Later Chinese Bronzes, pl.81, 88. Victoria and Albert Museum, London. National Palace Museum Taipei, Taiwan, 1971, Master Pieces of Chinese Bronze Mirrors catalogue, pl.43.