Lot 797. Three archaic bronze mirrors, Warring States period, Western Han dynasty and Han dynasty or later. Estimate £ 1,000 - 1,500. Sold for £ 1,250 (€ 1,427). © Bonhams

Provenance: The Mengdiexuan Collection.

Exhibited: Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong & Urban Council of Hong Kong, Ancient Chinese and Ordos Bronzes, 12 October - 2 December 1990 (star-motif mirror).

Literature: J.Rawson and E.Bunker, Ordos and Chinese bronze, p.244, no.164 (star-motif mirror).

Note: The shan (山) character motif is commonly associated with the Warring States period, with many similar examples of varying sizes. For a comparable example, see Bronze Articles for Daily Use: The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 2006, p.22, no.19.

A similar bronze 'shan' mirror, Warring States period, was sold at Sotheby's New York, 17-18 September 2013, lot 23.