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A JAPANESE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF CHINESE
BRONZE MIRRORS
AN INSCRIBED BRONZE SQUARE
CONCAVE MIRROR AND A LOBED
BRONZE ‘DAOIST’ MIRROR
MING DYNASTY

the concave mirror inscribed with four characters
taiyang zhi jing (mirror of the sun) divided by
four bosses; the eight-lobed mirror cast with
two groups of immortals above a seated figure
flanked by a pair of dragons
20.8 and 14.4 cm, 8¼ and 5⅝ in.
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HK$ 8,000-12,000
US$ 1,050-1,550
明 銅陽燧方鏡 及 銅道教人物八瓣菱式鏡

陽燧方鏡銘文：太陽之鏡。

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A JAPANESE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF CHINESE
BRONZE MIRRORS
A BRONZE ‘FLOWER’ MIRROR,
TANG DYNASTY, A BRONZE
‘NARRATIVE’ MIRROR, SONG – JIN
DYNASTY, AND AN INSCRIBED
BRONZE MIRROR

the hexafoil Tang mirror cast in relief with six
baoxiang flowerheads, the bright silvery patina
with cuprite and malachite encrustations; the
mirror with figures portraying the legendary
dream of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang visiting
559 the Moon Palace; and the inscribed mirror with
twelve characters (probably shou) in jiudiezhuan
script surrounded by mythical beasts
16.9, 21.5 and 24 cm, 6 5/8, 8½ and 9½ in.
HK$ 20,000-30,000
US$ 2,600-3,850

唐 銅寶相花紋鏡
宋至金 銅唐王遊月宮圖鏡
銅銘文鏡

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