Lot 203. A bronze 'Baoxianghua' octafoil mirror, Tang Dynasty. Width 9 3/4 in., 23.7 cm. Estimation 40,000 — 60,000 USD. Unsold. Photo Sotheby's

of large size, the central knob encircled by a garland of flowers and foliage, the outer field with eight floral bouquets corresponding to the eight-lobed rim enclosed by a raised band, the silvered surface with green and rust colored encrustation. 

Provenance: Old Japanese collection, circa 1980, by repute.

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