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SUI DYNASTY (581-618)
Details
A BRONZE CIRCULAR MIRROR
SUI DYNASTY (581-618)
The central knob is surrounded by six frolicking, lion-like animals within narrow dogtooth and hatchured borders and an outer inscription band set below a diaper band on the inward-canted rim. The bronze has a silvery grey patina with some areas of green encrustation, and the reverse has extensive encrustation.
5¾ in. (14.6 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
SUI DYNASTY (581-618)
The central knob is surrounded by six frolicking, lion-like animals within narrow dogtooth and hatchured borders and an outer inscription band set below a diaper band on the inward-canted rim. The bronze has a silvery grey patina with some areas of green encrustation, and the reverse has extensive encrustation.
5¾ in. (14.6 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
Provenance
Private collection, Japan, acquired in the 1970s.
Brought to you by
Michael Bass
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