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THE BLADE NEOLITHIC PERIOD (6500-1700 BC); THE MIRROR HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
Details
A CHINESE ARCHAIC GREENISH-YELLOW AND RUSSET HARDSTONE BLADE, AND A BRONZE MIRROR
THE BLADE NEOLITHIC PERIOD (6500-1700 BC); THE MIRROR HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
The blade slender, with three perforations, with a custom lucite stand; the mirror cast with decorative rings, the central floriform knop set within a square cartouche with inscription, encircled by stylized animals and raised bosses
10 3/8 in. (26.3 cm.) long, the blade; 7 in. (17.8 cm.) diameter, the mirror
THE BLADE NEOLITHIC PERIOD (6500-1700 BC); THE MIRROR HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
The blade slender, with three perforations, with a custom lucite stand; the mirror cast with decorative rings, the central floriform knop set within a square cartouche with inscription, encircled by stylized animals and raised bosses
10 3/8 in. (26.3 cm.) long, the blade; 7 in. (17.8 cm.) diameter, the mirror
Provenance
Acquired from Rare Art, New York, 14 May 1974 (the blade)
The Collection of the Cranbrook Academy of Art, Parke-Bernet, New York, 2-5 May 1972, lot 438 (the mirror)
The Collection of the Cranbrook Academy of Art, Parke-Bernet, New York, 2-5 May 1972, lot 438 (the mirror)
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.