Three small bronze mirrors, Tang dynasty, Tang-Five Dynasties, Ming Dynasty. Estimate HK$50,000 – HK$70,000 ($6,477 - $9,068). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

Comprised of a square mirror cast with four beasts amidst grapevine surrounding the crouching lion knob, separated by a square border with birds, dragonflies and butterflies shown amidst further grapevine, Tang dynasty (618-907); a round mirror cast with veining of a lotus leaf radiating from a tortoise-form knob, Tang-Five Dynasties (618-960); and a small square mirror depicting four different erotic scenes, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Lion and grapevine mirror: 3 1/2 in. (9 cm.) square, boxes (3)

Provenance: Lotus mirror and lion and grapevine mirror:ed in the 1990s
The Donald H. Graham Jr. Collection, Honolulu, Honolulu, United States, acquired prior to 1994

Literature: Lotus mirror: Bronze Mirrors from Ancient China: Donald H. Graham Jr. Collection, Hong Kong, 1994, no. 100 (M114)
Lion and grapevine mirror: Bronze Mirrors from Ancient China: Donald H. Graham Jr. Collection, Hong Kong, 1994, no. 75 (M117)

Christie's. THE PAVILION SALE - CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 6 April 2015, 22nd Floor