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,...

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...

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...