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A JAPANESE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF CHINESE
BRONZE MIRRORS
AN INSCRIBED BRONZE ‘PHOENIX’
MIRROR
SONG DYNASTY

cast with a pair of phoenix flying among a
continuous floral scroll, enclosed within eight
bracket lobes, each with two characters, forming
an inscription stating the function of the mirror
21.4 cm, 8⅜ in.
HK$ 20,000-30,000
US$ 2,600-3,850
宋 銅穿花雙鸞八瓣菱式鏡
銘文：
鑄銅為鑑，如月團團，修爾顏見，整爾衣冠。

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A JAPANESE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF CHINESE
BRONZE MIRRORS
A BRONZE TANG-STYLE
‘MYTHICAL BEAST’ MIRROR
MING DYNASTY

cast in relief with a central knob, surrounded by
eight mythical beasts within a ring of inscription,
the outer field with further beasts, overlaced
with a mark of the workshop Li, the silvery grey
surface with malachite encrustation
23.7 cm, 9⅜ in.
HK$ 30,000-50,000
US$ 3,850-6,500
明 銅仿唐瑞獸鏡

銘文：
明逾滿月，玉潤珠圓，驚鸞鈿後，鳳舞臺前，
生菱上辟，倒井澄蓮，精靈應態，影逐粧妍，
清神鑑物，代代流傳。
假充李鏡，真乃豬狗。

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