Lot 712. A silvery bronze circular mirror with joined arcs, China, Early Eastern Han dynasty, 1st century AD; 9 ¼ in. (23.5 cm.) diameter; 1288 g. Estimate $5,000 - $7,000. Price Realized $11,875. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015

Crisply cast, the large knob rising from a quatrefoil, its petals separated by characters, encircled by eight joined arcs and an outer band of circles and diagonal lines in thread relief, all below saw-tooth and zigzag bands on the rim, with malachite and azurite encrustation, box

Provenance: The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, acquired in Hong Kong, 1988.

Christie's. THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT HATFIELD ELLSWORTH PART IV - CHINESE WORKS OF ART: METALWORK, SCULPTURE AND EARLY CERAMICS, 20 March 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza.