TANG DYNASTY, 8TH-9TH CENTURY

Another square mirror with indented corners cast with similar confronted lions, dated 8th-early 9th century, is illustrated by Ju-hsi Chou, Circles of Reflection: The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors, The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000, p. 79, no. 74. See, also, a square mirror with similar lions, but not indented corners, from an Important American Collection, sold in these rooms 19 March 2008, lot 502.