Lot 1146. Two large bronze mirrors, Tang dynasty (618-907); 9 3/8 and 9¾ in. (24 and 25 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 8,000 - USD 12,000. Price Realised USD 27,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2013

One has a flattened knob encircled by a narrow band of stamens and a band of overlapping petals surrounded by a broad, plain field separated from the rounded outer rim by a canted border. The other has a large knob encircled by six mythical beasts racing amidst grapevine below dogtooth borders. The outer field has a band of birds and racing animals separated by foliate sprays bordered by an inner band of foliate scroll repeated on the rim. 

Provenance: Raymond A. Bidwell (1876-1954) Collection.
The Springfield Museums, Springfield, Massachusetts, accessioned in 1962.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 21 - 22 March 2013, New York, Rockefeller Plaza