square mirror

Lot 819. A silvery-bronze square mirror, Song-Jin dynasty, 12th-13th century; 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm.) square, cloth box. Estimate USD 7,000 – USD 9,000. © Christie's 2023 One side is cast with a scholar playing the flute opposite a seated tiger holding a wine cup, with a gourd-shaped wine jar between them, all below a five-character inscription reading jie shi ming ru jing (the regional military governor is honorable and incorruptable). The reverse is plain and the silvery surface has areas of... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 319. A rare bronze octalobed 'twin dragon' mirror, Tang dynasty (618-907); 18cm (7 1/8in) diam. Sold for HK$140,250. © Bonhams 2001-2022 Provenance: Acquired in Japan, 2000s. Note: See a related example of a bronze octalobed 'dragon' mirror, Tang dynasty, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 6 April 2015, lot 105. Lot 320. Three bronze circular mirrors, Warring States Period to Late Tang Dynasty; The largest 16.5cm (6 1/2in) diam. (3). Sold for HK$21,675. © Bonhams... [Lire la suite]

Lot 502. An unusual bronze square mirror, Tang dynasty, 8th-9th century; 5 7/8 in. (14.8 cm.) square. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 9,000. Price realised USD 6,250. © Christie's Image Ltd 2008.   One side cast with two confronted lions wildly leaping on either side of the central knop on a ground of tiny bosses within a raised outer border, the reverse plain, the silvery surface with areas of satiny black patina and green encrustation. Provenance: Acquired at auction,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1278. An unusual silvery bronze square mirror, Tang dynasty (618-907); 5 7/16 in. (13.8 cm.) square. Estimate USD 4,000 - USD 6,000. Price realised USD 16,250. © Christie's Image Ltd 2010. Cast with a central, concave circular panel reserved on a field of stylized florets interspersed with four characters cast in relief and recumbent animals at each corner, the reverse plain, with some malachite and ferrous encrustation, box.  Provenance: Acquired in Hong Kong circa 1991. Note: A very... [Lire la suite]

Square mirror with floral medallion, plant sprays, birds, and insects, China, mid-Tang dynasty, 8th century. Cast bronze, gold and silver sheets with chased decoration, and lacquer. Purchase, Freer Gallery of Art F1944.8 © 2017 Smithsonian Institution The decoration on the back of this mirror was done in pingtuo, one of the most sumptuous decorative techniques developed during the Tang dynasty. To produce this design of four mythical birds surrounded by butterflies amid vegetal scrolls and sprays,... [Lire la suite]

Octafoil Mirror with Legend of Herdboy and Weaver Maid, mid 10th-late 13th century, China, Song dynasty (960-1279), bronze, Diameter - w:17.80 cm (w:7 inches) Wt: 638 gOverall - h:1.10 cm (h:3/8 inches)Rim - h:0.70 cm (h:1/4 inches). Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.383, Cleveland Museum of Art © 2013 Cleveland Museum of Art Square Mirror with Floral and Coin Motifs, early 10th Century - early 12th Century, China, Liao dynasty (916-1125) - Song dynasty (960-1279), bronze, Overall - h:0.50... [Lire la suite]

Square Mirror with Floral and Coin Motifs, early 10th Century - early 12th Century. China, Liao dynasty (907-1125) - Song dynasty (960-1279), bronze, Overall - h:0.50 w:10.50 l:10.50 cm (h:3/16 w:4 1/8 l:4 1/8 inches) Wt: 100.5 gRim - h:0.25 cm (h:1/16 inches). Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.371 © 2013 Cleveland Museum of Art. Square Mirror with Wan Symbol, early 11th century, China, Liao dynasty (907-1125), Taiping period (1020-1030), bronze, Overall - h:0.90 w:12.50 l:12.50 cm... [Lire la suite]

A small bronze square 'lion and grapevine' mirror. Tang dynasty  (618-907). Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012 Cast in high relief with four lions shown amidst grapevine surrounding the crouching lion knob, and separated by a square border from the birds, dragonflies and butterflies shown amidst further grapevine in the outer border, with dark grey patina; 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) square, 3/8 in. (.9 cm.) thick, box - 435.6g. Estimate $15,000 - $20,000 唐 海獸葡萄紋方銅鏡 Provenance: Robert H.... [Lire la suite]

A square bronze mirror with trigrams and directional animal decoration. Tang dynasty. Photo Sotheby's framed with a deep rim, the 'Eight Trigrams' surrounding four celestial emblems representing the four cardinal directions; the dragon of the east, the tiger of the west, the bird of the south and the snake-entwined tortoise of the north, the central knob formed by a large tortoise, the patina silvery with green and blue encrustation. Length 6 3/4 in., 16.8 cm. Estimate 10,000-15,000... [Lire la suite]

A rare bronze square mirror. Tang dynasty (618-907). Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012 With rounded corners, the knob encircled by a flower head and flanked by two female celestial beings shown floating while holding an oil lamp in each hand below a pavilion flanked by clouds, with further clouds and a mountain rising from the sea below, with silvery grey patina and areas of malachite encrustation; 6¼ in. (15.9 cm.) square, 1/8 in. (.3 cm.) thick, box - 417g. Estiimate $30,000 - $50,000  唐 飛仙樓閣紋鍍銀方銅鏡 ... [Lire la suite]