Lot 193. A rare turquoise-inlaid square bronze mirror, Western Han dynasty (206 BC - AD 25). Estimate GBP 50,000 - GBP 80,000 (USD 62,300 - USD 99,680). Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016.

The mirror is intricately cast with a band of stylised dragons surrounding the central knop, set within a square border with stylised scrolls. The turquoise is inlaid in a 'cracked-ice' pattern. 4 7/8 in. (12.5 cm.) wide.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 8 November 2016, London, King Street