Lot Essay
The two characters on the rim qian chiu, may be translated as '1000 autumns' or 'forever'.
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
Details
A LARGE SILVERY-BRONZE OCTALOBED MIRROR
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
The central knob surrounded by a pair of phoenixes to the sides, a galloping horse above trailing grapevine from its mouth, and a parrot pecking at a cluster of grapes on a vine below, with opposing pairs of flower sprigs, clouds, lanterns and flower heads enclosing the characters qian and chiu in the lobes of the rim
8 7/8 (22.5 cm.) across
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
The central knob surrounded by a pair of phoenixes to the sides, a galloping horse above trailing grapevine from its mouth, and a parrot pecking at a cluster of grapes on a vine below, with opposing pairs of flower sprigs, clouds, lanterns and flower heads enclosing the characters qian and chiu in the lobes of the rim
8 7/8 (22.5 cm.) across
Provenance
Frank Caro, New York, 1966 or earlier.
Exhibited
Art of the T'ang Dynasty and its Antecedents, Columbia University, Low Memorial Library, March 1967, no. 22.
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