Page 15 - Chinese Art Auction April 25, 2020 2020 Galerie Zacke

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A bRONZe ‘lION ANd gRAPeVINe’ cIRculAR MIRROR,
TANg dyNAsTy

China, 618-907. The mirror is cast in the center with a crouching beast-
form loop surrounded by six smaller ‘lions’ amid fruiting grapevines,
and in the outer field with birds in flight amidst further grapevine
below a narrow border of florets.

Provenance: Douglas J. K. Wright Ltd., London (label to back). Since
1945, Douglas J.K. Wright has been a renowned and well-respected
auction specialist and London dealer in Chinese and Japanese works
of art. He ran the Japanese department of Spink & Son before opening
his own art gallery, Douglas J.K. Wright Oriental Art. Anthony du Boulay
(label to back), acquired from the above. Anthony du Boulay served
at Christie’s from 1949 to 1980, for many years as the Director of the
Ceramics Department and for 13 years as the President of Christie’s,
Geneva. From 1981, he served as Honorary Adviser on Ceramics to
the National Trust, United Kingdom, on council of the Oriental Ceramic
Society and as the Chairman of the French Porcelain Society.
condition: Good condition with minor wear, some small losses, a minor
crack to the rim, and a fine dark patina with areas of copper red and
malachite green.

Weight: 1,124 g
Dimensions: Diameter 13.4 cm
Literature comparison: Compare with a similar mirror in the Avery
Brundage Collection at the Asian Art Museum San Francisco (no. B60B600);
see Also Hoyt, C., The Charles B. Hoyt Collection Memorial Exhibition, 1952, 狻猊葡萄紋銅鏡，唐代
nos. 493 & 494. 中國，618-907。海兽葡萄镜为伏兽钮，可見瑞兽。镜背有雀鸟相间环绕，葡萄及叶
蔓铺地的图案。而纹饰中的瑞兽为西域引进的狮子。
AucTION ResulT cOMPARIsON 來源：倫敦Douglas J. K. Wright Ltd. (背面標簽)。自1945年Douglas J.K. Wright已
Compare with a closely related mirror 成爲倫敦中國日本工藝品方面最右面的拍賣專家。 在他建立自己的藝廊之前，他領
sold by Christie’s New york in Fine 導著Spink & Son 拍賣行日本藝術部。Anthony du Boulay (背面標簽)，購於上述藝
Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 廊。Anthony du Boulay 于1949-1980年間為佳士得工作，曾多年為陶瓷部主任，后
19-20 September 2013, lot 1481, for 又曾任13年日内瓦佳士得主席。1981年起他曾任英國陶瓷信托名譽顧問、東方陶瓷
協會理事以及法國陶瓷協
USD $12,500. 會主席。
品相：品相良好，輕微磨損，一些小缺失，邊緣處有一道輕微開裂，細膩深色包漿，
成銅紅以及孔雀石綠。
重量：1,124 克
尺寸：直徑 13.4 厘米
拍賣結果比較：一件相似銅鏡2013年9月19至20日于紐約佳士得《中國陶瓷與工藝
品》拍號1481，成交價USD $12,500。
estimate euR 600,-
Starting price EUr 300,-

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A sIlVeRy bRONZe cIRculAR MIRROR,
hAN dyNAsTy

China, 206 BC-220 AD. A dragon coiling around the central knob,
encircled by a hachured border below sawtooth bands and sinuous
chilong on the raised rim. Two collector’s labels to the back.

Provenance: Old English private collection.
condition: Signs of erosion, abrasions which have expanded into
cracks and breakages, some of which show old repairs. The patina on
both sides is silvery and there is ferrous and malachite encrustation.

Weight: 365.4 g
Dimensions: Diameter 12 cm
Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related mirror sold by
Christie’s New york in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 17-18
September 2015, lot 2109, for USD $8,125.

鎏銀青銅鏡，漢代
中國，公元前 206 至公元220。一條龍盤繞于中央鏡鈕四周，鋸齒狀紋帶及環紋帶。
背面有兩個收藏家標籤。
來源：英國老私人收藏
品相：腐蝕，擦傷的跡像已擴展為裂縫和破損，其中一些顯示出舊的修復狀況。 兩
側的古銅色為銀色，並帶有亞鐵和孔雀石色結殼。
重量：365.4 克
尺寸：直徑 12 厘米
estimate euR 300,-
Starting price EUr 150,-

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