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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. LEONARD AND MRS. ANN MARSAK
A BRONZE CIRCULAR 'TLV' MIRROR
XIN DYNASTY (AD 9-24)
Details
A BRONZE CIRCULAR 'TLV' MIRROR
XIN DYNASTY (AD 9-24)
The back of the mirror is centered by a knob set within a square cast with twelve small nipples alternating with twelve characters representing the Twelve Branches, surrounded by four 'T' motifs flanked by pairs of nipples and thread-relief birds and scrolls, all encircled by an inscription. The outer field is also cast in thread relief with the Guardians of the Four Directions - the Blue Dragon, Red Bird, White Tiger and the Dark Warrior - flanked by 'L' and 'V' motifs and alternating with animals and a Daoist immortal, within a hatchured border and below sawtooth and cloud bands on the rim. The inscription band and the Guardians are picked out in a silvery coating.
7 5/16 in. (18.6 cm.) diam., wood box, stand
XIN DYNASTY (AD 9-24)
The back of the mirror is centered by a knob set within a square cast with twelve small nipples alternating with twelve characters representing the Twelve Branches, surrounded by four 'T' motifs flanked by pairs of nipples and thread-relief birds and scrolls, all encircled by an inscription. The outer field is also cast in thread relief with the Guardians of the Four Directions - the Blue Dragon, Red Bird, White Tiger and the Dark Warrior - flanked by 'L' and 'V' motifs and alternating with animals and a Daoist immortal, within a hatchured border and below sawtooth and cloud bands on the rim. The inscription band and the Guardians are picked out in a silvery coating.
7 5/16 in. (18.6 cm.) diam., wood box, stand
Provenance
Ashkenazi & Co., San Francisco, 1987.
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