Lot 201. A bronze 'Sea Beasts, Dragons and Grapes' mirror, Tang Dynasty. Diameter 6 5/8 in., 16.7 cm. Estimation 100,000 — 150,000 USD. Unsold. Photo Sotheby's

the central knob cast as a crouching beast surrounded by alternating beasts and dragons frolicking amidst scrolling grapevine, the outer field with further beasts and birds also amidst grapevine below a band of detached florets on the canted rim, with bright silvery-gray patina and green encrustation. 

Provenance: Old Japanese collection, acquired in the 1940s.

Sotheby's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS & WORKS OF ART. 18 MARS 2014 - 19 MARS 2014. NEW YORK - www.sothebys.com