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                                                                PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE ASIAN COLLECTION
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                                                                TWO BRONZE MIRRORS
                                                                WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 8)
                                                                The larger mirror is cast with alternating dragons and tigers separated
                                                                by four small bosses; the smaller mirror with a band of birds perched on
                                                                scrolls separated by bosses.
                                                                5æ in. (14.5 cm.) diam., 3¬ in. (9.1 cm.) diam.   (2)

                                                                $3,000-5,000
                                                                PROVENANCE:
                                                                Acquired in Hong Kong, 1992.

                                                                西漢　青銅「四靈鏡」兩枚




                                                                PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE ASIAN COLLECTION
                                                                1523
                                                                A SMALL BRONZE MIRROR
                                                                EASTERN HAN DYNASTY (AD 25-220)
                                                                The cental knob is encircled by four seated deities flanked by beasts,
                                                                all cast in high relief within a band of plain semi-circles alternating with
                                                                rectangles, each enclosing a character, below an inscription and a band
                                                                of scrolls on the rim.
                                                                3æ in. (9 cm.) diam.
                                                                $4,000-6,000
                                                                PROVENANCE:
                                                                Acquired in Hong Kong, 1992.

                                                                東漢　青銅神人神獸紋鏡
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