Lot 129. A bronze 'Figural' mirror, Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD). Diameter 5 in., 12.7 cm. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 USD. Lot sold 10,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.

the large knob surrounded by a field of seated figures flanked by other creatures all cast in high relief within a band of plain semi-circles alternating with rectangles enclosing a character, below an inscription and a band of scrolls on the rim, Japanese wood box (3).

Provenance: Old Japanese collection.