Lot 102. Three bronze mirrors, Warring States period and later. The largest mirror: 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm.) diam. Estimate HK$60,000 – HK$80,000 (($7,773 - $10,363). Price realised HKD 81,250. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015

Comprised of a large round mirror with four bears encircling the knob, Warring States period (475-221 BC); a smaller mirror with four spear-like motifs reserved on a ground of overlapping C-shaped hooks, surrounding a square enclosing the knob, Warring States period (475-221 BC); the smallest mirror with overlapping C-shaped hooks surrounding the rounded knob, possibly Warring States period, boxes (3)

Provenance: Largest mirror: Dr. Franco Vannotti, Lugano, Switzerland (according to the label on the box)
The Donald H. Graham Jr. Collection, Honolulu, United States, acquired prior to 1994
Mirror with spear-like motifs: Collection of Ronald G. Thackrah
Sold at Sotheby's London, 26 June 1973, lot 59; Sotheby's London, 8 July 1975, lot 15; and Sotheby's London, 12 December 1989, lot 21

Literature: Largest mirror: Bronze Mirrors from Ancient China: Donald H. Graham Jr. Collection, Hong Kong, 1994, no. 10 (M111)

Exhibited: Largest mirror: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Bronze Mirrors of Ancient China: An Exhibition, 24 May - 1 July 1990, Cat. no. 14 M 111 (according to the label on the box)

Christie's. THE PAVILION SALE - CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, Hong Kong, 6 April 2015, 22nd Floor