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VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A SILVERY BRONZE 'LION AND GRAPEVINE' CIRCULAR MIRROR
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
Details
A SILVERY BRONZE 'LION AND GRAPEVINE' CIRCULAR MIRROR
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
Crisply cast, the central knob formed as a crouching animal encircled by five lions frolicking amidst grapevine within a raised border, the outer field with various birds and insects in flight amidst further grapevine below a band of detached clouds, with some malachite encrustation
4 7/8 in. (12.3 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
Crisply cast, the central knob formed as a crouching animal encircled by five lions frolicking amidst grapevine within a raised border, the outer field with various birds and insects in flight amidst further grapevine below a band of detached clouds, with some malachite encrustation
4 7/8 in. (12.3 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
Provenance
Acquired in Japan in the 1970s.
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