Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. New York | 19 mars 2013
26 février 2013
A bronze 'Star Cluster' mirror, Han dynasty
Lot 2. A bronze 'Star Cluster' mirror, Han dynasty. Estimate 2,000 - 3,000 USD. Lot sold 3,000 USD. photo Sotheby's
the recessed field of sixteen point star outline, with four equidistant bosses, each the center of a stylized floret set between constellation motifs with nine bosses issuing from grooved lines, the center of matching star outline encircling the upright knob formed by a further cluster of pointed bosses within a rope-twist border, some light-green encrustation on the silvery-gray patina, Japanese wood box (5); Diameter 6 1/4 in., 15.7 cm.
PROVENANCE: Mayuyama & Co., Ltd, Tokyo, acquired between 1960-1969.
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