Lot 187. A bronze 'Sea Beasts and Grapes' mirror, Tang Dynasty. Diameter 5 in., 12.6 cm. Estimation 10,000 — 15,000 USD. Unsold.. Photo Sotheby's

the central knob cast as a crouching beast, surrounded by a further six beasts and grape vines, the outer field with sixteen birds in flight among further vine scrolls, the bright silver patina with green encrustation. 

Provenance: Old Japanese collection, circa 1980, by repute.

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