Page 10 - Bonhams May 16, 2019 London Asian Art

The Property of a Gentleman 紳士藏品
Lots 1 - 2

1
A GROUP OF FOUR ARCHAIC
BRONZE MIRRORS
Warring States Period/Tang Dynasty
Comprising a mirror with ‘shan’ characters
representing mountains, Warring States
period, 9.7cm (3 7/8in); a foliate rim mirror
with butterflies and floral sprays, Tang dynasty,
12cm (4 3/4in) diam. A small circular mirror
with mythical beasts, Han dynasty, 10cm (4in)
diam. A circular mirror with mythical animals
surrounded by a saw-tooth band,
Han dynasty, 11cm (4 1/4in) diam.
Each with fitted box. (8).
£2,000 - 3,000
CNY18,000 - 26,000
戰國/唐 青銅鏡 一組四件

Provenance: a European private collection

1 來源：歐洲私人收藏

2
A GROUP OF FIVE BRONZE MIRRORS
Han Dynasty and later
Comprising a ‘TLV’ mirror with mythical
animals amidst foliate scrolls, Han dynasty,
14cm (5 1/2in) diam. A small circular mirror
with archaic characters, Han dynasty, 10cm
(4in) diam. A mirror with inscription in a
rectangular cartouche, probably Tang or Song
dynasty, 14.7cm (5 3/4in) diam. A mirror
with mythical beasts and four raised bosses
surrounded by saw-tooth band, Han dynasty,
12.5cm (4 7/8in) diam, each with fitted box.
The fifth with a raised central knob enclosed
within four petals and a square lined by
archaic characters, the outerfield interspersed
with TLV motifs and the Four Spirit Animals
amidst classic scrolls, the bronze with a
silvery-grey patina, 18.5cm (7 1/4in) diam. (9).

£2,000 - 3,000
CNY18,000 - 26,000

漢或更晚 青銅鏡 一組五件
2
Provenance: a European private collection

來源：歐洲私人收藏

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