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Later Chinese Bronzes from the Collection of Ulrich
Hausmann
Hong Kong | 08 Oct 2014, 11:45 AM | HK0558

LOT 3388

A BELL-SHAPED BRONZE MIRROR
SONG DYNASTY

cast in the shape of a bell with an angular handle at the top, cast with a loop handle with a
zig-zag opening and suspending a loose ring, above a four-character seal mark reading Li
dao ren zao ('Made by Daoist Li') and flanked by a low-relief eight-character inscription
highlighting the Daoist function of the mirror reading feijian sijing yizhuang errong, the
bronze patinated to a greenish-brown colour
13.7 cm., 5 3/8 in.
ESTIMATE 6,000-8,000 HKD
Lot Sold: 13,750 HKD

PROVENANCE

Collection of E. Kotanyi, Berlin, 1970s.