Bronze mirror with scalloped edge, four birds and arabesques, Warring States Period, 500-200 BCE, d 18.4cm × h 1.0cm. AK-MAK-29. On loan from the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1972. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

The patina is pale and livid.

Bronze mirror with scalloped edge and rosettes, Warring States Period, 500-200 BCE, d 9.8cm × h 0.5cm. AK-MAK-28. On loan from the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1972. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

The patina is bright green and brown.

Bronze mirror with monkeys, Warring States Period, 500-200 BCE, d 14.8cm × h 1.0cm. AK-MAK-30. On loan from the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1972. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

n midfield five monkeys grab each other by the tail. The background is decorated with decimal figures and curved beams thin lines. The patina is light green.

Bronze mirror decorated with four monkeys, Warring States Period, 400-200 BCE, d 16.6cm × h 0.6cm. AK-MAK-1462. On loan from the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1993. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Bronze mirror decorated with four monkeys grab each other by the tail.

Bronze mirror with three dragons, Warring States Period, 300-200 BCE, d 12.2 cm × h 0.6 cm. AK-MAK-1301. On loan from the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1979. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Decoration with four double bird dragon motifs on a fond of fine spirals. The patina is brownish.

Bronze mirror with stylized bird-dragon motifs, Han dynasty, 200-100 BCE, d 16.4 cm × h 0.9 cm. AK-MAK-33. On loan from the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1972. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Three dragons with tails ending in zigzag lozenge. The patina is gray green.

Bronze mirror with bands and rosettes, Han dynasty, 100 BC-100 AD, d 15.9 cm × h 0.8 cm. AK-MAK-34. On loan from the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1972. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Numerous concentric ornament tires; at the widest seven rosettes.

Bronze mirror with geometric patterns and stylized animals, Han dynasty, 100 BC-100 AD, d 15.9 cm × h 0.8 cm. AK-MAK-35. On loan from the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1972. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Wide upright edge; In the center is a heavy knob above a rosette of four leaves. The whole is bounded by and circle. The mirror is decorated with protruding points, arabesques, mythical animals, tire work, etc. The patina is bright green and pastel blue. 

Bronze mirror with geometric patterns and stylized animals, Three Kingdoms period, 200-300, d 9.3 cm × h 0.8 cm. AK-MAK-37. On loan from the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1972. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Taoist deities and celestial animals; band with squares on which characters are interspersed with semi-circular notches. The patina is yellow-green and dark green.

Bronze mirror, Tang dynasty (618 - 906), d 10.5 cm × h 1.1 cm. AK-MAK-499. On loan from the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1972. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Seahorse and grape type; button in animal form, surrounded by four sea monsters.