Lot 202. A bronze 'Baoxianghua' octafoil mirror, Tang DynastyWidth 7 1/2 in., 19 cm. Estimation 30,000 — 50,000 USD. Unsold. . Photo Sotheby's

the pierced central knob cast as a floret and encircled by a garland of flowers, the outer field with eight floral bouquets corresponding to the eight-lobed rim, the raised band with further detached flowerheads, the silvered surface with traces of green encrustation. 

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

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