Lot 204. A bronze 'Immortals' octalobed mirror, Tang Dynasty. Width 4 1/2 in., 11.4 cm. Estimation 10,000 — 15,000 USD. Unsold. Photo Sotheby's

the pierced central knop cast with four Immortals riding a phoenix, bird and mythical beasts, the raised border with alternate flower sprays and insects in flight, the silvered surface with small areas of green encrustation. 

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

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