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A bronze circular mirror with inscription. Late Western Han dynasty, 2nd-1st Century BC

A bronze circular mirror with inscription. Late Western Han dynasty, 2nd-1st Century BC. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012 Crisply cast, the central knob rising from a quatrefoil cast with characters in between, set within concentric circles of hatchured...

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Tags: bronze mirror, Western Han dynasty, 2nd-1st Century BC, circular mirror, Chinese Bronze

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14 mars 2012

A rare parcel-gilt bronze octafoil mirror. Tang dynasty (618-907)

A rare parcel-gilt bronze octafoil mirror. Tang dynasty (618-907). Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012 Of linghua (water chestnut flower) shape and crisply cast, the knob surrounded by four animals shown in lively positions as they frolic atop a flowering...

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Tags: parcel-gilt, Tang dynasty, bronze mirror, octafoil mirror

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14 mars 2012

A small bronze square 'lion and grapevine' mirror. Tang dynasty (618-907)

A small bronze square 'lion and grapevine' mirror. Tang dynasty (618-907). Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012 Cast in high relief with four lions shown amidst grapevine surrounding the crouching lion knob, and separated by a square border from the birds,...

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12 mars 2012

An unusual bronze circular 'lion and grapevine', mirror. Tang dynasty (618-907).

An unusual bronze circular 'lion and grapevine', mirror. Tang dynasty (618-907). Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012 The thin mirror crisply cast in high relief with a crouching lion that forms the knob in the center of six lions shown in various positions...

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Tags: Tang dynasty, bronze mirror, 'lion and grapevine', circular mirror

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12 mars 2012

A very rare large parcel-gilt bronze circular mirror. Song Dynasty or later

A very rare large parcel-gilt bronze circular mirror. Song Dynasty or later. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012 The heavy, thick mirror finely cast with five mythical beasts shown amidst grapevine while a sixth horned, crouching beast forms the knob in...

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Tags: Song Dynasty, bronze mirror, circular mirror

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11 mars 2012

A bronze circular mirror with two animals and inscription. Sui-Early Tang dynasty, 6th-7th century

A bronze circular mirror with two animals and inscription. Sui-Early Tang dynasty, 6th-7th century. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012 The thick mirror finely cast in high relief with five lively animals racing around the knob within a sawtooth border...

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Tags: bronze mirror, Sui-Early Tang Dynasty, 6th-7th Century, circular mirror

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11 mars 2012

A gold sheet-decorated bronze mirror. Tang dynasty (618-907)

A gold sheet-decorated bronze mirror. Tang dynasty (618-907). Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012 The back applied with a thin gold sheet pressed over the cast decoration of two pairs of mandarin ducks in flight between flower sprigs as they circle the...

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Tags: gold, Tang dynasty, bronze mirror

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10 mars 2012

A bronze circular mirror with coiled dragon. Tang dynasty (618-907)

A bronze circular mirror with coiled dragon. Tang dynasty (618-907). Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012 Crisply cast in relief with a single three-clawed, scaly dragon striding amidst four vaporous clouds as it turns its head around to bite the knob which...

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10 mars 2012

A gold and silver-inlaid black-ground bronze circular mirror. Western Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 8)

A gold and silver-inlaid black-ground bronze circular mirror. Western Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 8). Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012 The small triple-fluted loop encircled by a band of inlaid diagonal scroll, the main field inlaid with a design of three...

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9 mars 2012

A square bronze mirror with trigrams and directional animal decoration. Tang dynasty

A square bronze mirror with trigrams and directional animal decoration. Tang dynasty. Photo Sotheby's framed with a deep rim, the 'Eight Trigrams' surrounding four celestial emblems representing the four cardinal directions; the dragon of the east, the...

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Tags: Tang dynasty, bronze mirror, square mirror, Eight Trigrams

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