Lot 3107. A rare small gold and silver-decorated bronze circular mirror, Tang dynasty (618-907); 2 13/16 in. (7.2 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 20,000 - HKD 40,000. Price Realised HKD 81,250. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021.

The very thin, slightly concave bronze mirror has a tiny loop in the center of a stylized flower-form applique of gold foil outlined and detailed in thin borders and fine gold granulation. The outer field is silver sheet finely chased with mythical birds and animals, including the Dark Warrior, reserved on a finely punched ground. The convex reverse has encrustation.

Provenance: Raymond A. Bidwell (1876-1954) Collection
The Springfield Museums, Springfield, Massachusetts, accessioned in 1962
Sold at Christie’s New York, 22 March 2013, lot 1144.

Christie's. Pavilion Online – Chinese Art, 27 May-11 June 2021