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             PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE ASIAN COLLECTION
             1524
             TWO BRONZE MIRRORS
             HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
             One mirror has a central knob that rises from a quatrefoil motif within
             a square cast in high relief with twelve raised bosses separating the
             characters of an inscription. The outer field is decorated with a 'TLV'
             pattern, eight bosses and various celestial animals within narrow bands
             enclosing an inscription and hatchured lines, all below a dogtooth
             border and a band of clouds. The other mirror is cast with clusters of
             bosses and flower-like motifs.
             6¡ in. (16 cm.) diam., 6 in. (15.2 cm.) diam.   (2)
             $3,000-5,000
             PROVENANCE:
             Acquired in Hong Kong, 1992.

             漢　青銅「尚方」銘規矩鏡與連峰形鈕星雲紋圓鏡各一

             PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE ASIAN COLLECTION
             1525
             A BRONZE MIRROR
             TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
             The mirror is cast with two horned leonine beasts alternating with
             long-tailed birds, all amidst flowering branches and insects, and within
             an outer band of clouds on the rim.
             7 in. (17.8 cm.) diam.
             $4,000-6,000
             PROVENANCE:
             Acquired in Hong Kong, 1992.

             唐　青銅鸞鳳瑞獸紋鏡
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