Lot 375. A silvered-bronze mirror, Tang dynasty (618-906), and two bronze dragon-head belthooks, Warring States period (475-221 BC); 9.5 and 9.8 cm, 3 3/4 and 3 7/8 in. Estimate HKD 20,000 — 30,000. Lot Sold 43,750 HKD. © Sotheby's.
the mirror cast with four mythical beasts and alternating strapwork and butterflies on the lobed border, the belthooks of characteristic form inlaid in gold with archaic motifs.
Provenance: Mayuyama & Co. Ltd.
Sotheby's. Chinese Art, including Snuff Bottles and Jades from an Old Hong Kong Family Collection, Hong Kong, 28 november 2019
