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28 février 2015

Three bronze mirrors with inscriptions, Han dynasty

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Three bronze mirrors with inscriptions, Han dynasty. Estimation 2,000 — 3,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's.

thinly cast, each with clouds, stylized dragons and geometric designs, the inscriptions all in zhuanshu seal-script - Diameter of largest 4 3/8  in., 11.1 cm

ProvenanceCollection of Mackenzie Gordon, Jr., Washington D.C.

NotesInscriptions:

(1) May you attain one of the Three Orders of Dukedom.

(2) You Sir, possess the qualifications for high official post.

(3) Continue happiness without limit, may all memory of each other be everlasting.

Sotheby's. Inscriptions: History as Art New York, 17 mars 2015, 01:30 PM

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