拍品 243
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AN UNUSUAL BRONZE SQUARE MIRROR
AN UNUSUAL BRONZE SQUARE MIRROR

TANG DYNASTY, 8TH-9TH CENTURY

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AN UNUSUAL BRONZE SQUARE MIRROR
TANG DYNASTY, 8TH-9TH CENTURY
With indented corners, one side cast with two confronted lion-like creatures wildly leaping on either side of the central knob and separated by foliate sprigs, all within the raised outer border, with dark silver-grey patina and a somewhat reflective reverse
7½ in. (19 cm.) square
来源
Jen Chai Art Gallery, New York, 1965.

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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.