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TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
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THREE MINIATURE SILVER-DECORATED BRONZE FLORIFORM MIRRORS
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
One of hexalobed outline is inlaid with a silver sheet decorated in repoussé with three lions racing amidst a scrolling vine within a narrow border, all picked out in gilding and reserved on a ring-punched ground. One of barbed hexafoil outline is inlaid with a silver sheet decorated in repoussé with a crouching beast loop encircled by two lions and two birds amidst grapevine reserved on a ring-punched ground. The third of octalobed outline is decorated with gold and silver foil foliate decoration inlaid in a black lacquer ground.
2 3/8, 2¼ and 2½ in. (6, 5.7 and 6.5 cm.) across (3)
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
One of hexalobed outline is inlaid with a silver sheet decorated in repoussé with three lions racing amidst a scrolling vine within a narrow border, all picked out in gilding and reserved on a ring-punched ground. One of barbed hexafoil outline is inlaid with a silver sheet decorated in repoussé with a crouching beast loop encircled by two lions and two birds amidst grapevine reserved on a ring-punched ground. The third of octalobed outline is decorated with gold and silver foil foliate decoration inlaid in a black lacquer ground.
2 3/8, 2¼ and 2½ in. (6, 5.7 and 6.5 cm.) across (3)
Provenance
Raymond A. Bidwell (1876-1954) Collection.
The Springfield Museums, Springfield, Massachusetts, accessioned in 1962.
The Springfield Museums, Springfield, Massachusetts, accessioned in 1962.
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