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A bRONZe lObed
cIRculAR MIRROR,
TANg dyNAsTy
China, 618-907. The central knob flanked
by two noble figures in a palace garden
under a bodhi tree, encircled by a band of
scrolling clouds on the lobed rim.

Provenance: Stewart Collection (label
to back). Old English private collection,
acquired from the above.
condition: Fine condition with some
wear, minor losses and abrasions, very
strong encrustations and a fine malachite
green patina.
Weight: 397.2 g
Dimensions: Diameter 12.6 cm
Literature comparison: Hoyt, C., The Charles
B. Hoyt Collection Memorial Exhibition, 1952,
nos. 496 & 497.

青銅葵口鏡，唐代
中國，618-907。中央鏡鈕四周菩提樹下的宮殿
花園中貴族人物場景，在凸起的邊緣上環繞著祥
雲紋帶。
來源：Stewart 收藏 (背面標簽)。英國私人老收
藏，購於上述收藏。
品相：品相良好，一些磨損，輕微缺失，擦傷，結
殼，孔雀石綠包漿。
重量：397.2 克
尺寸：直徑12.6 厘米
estimate euR 300,-
Starting price EUr 150,-

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A MINIATuRe bRONZe Vessel,
FANghu, hAN dyNAsTy
China, 206 BC-AD 220. The pear-shaped faceted
body is raised on a flared square foot, applied
to either side with a taotie mask in high relief
with and a loop. Good naturally grown patina.

Provenance: From an old Austrian private collection.
condition: Extensive wear, patina and malachite
encrustations with some areas of the bronze still
visible, minor dents and fissures, overall condition
exactly as expected from a bronze of this age. The
rings to the loops, if there ever were any, are now lost.

Weight: 90 g
Dimensions: Height 6 cm
lITeRATuRe cOMPARIsON
Dr. Paul Singer. Early Chinese
Miniatures. New york, March
16 - May 29, 1977. cat. no. 47.
The National Museum of Asian
Art, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery,
Smithsonian Institution, accession
number rLS1997.48.44.

青銅小方壺，漢代
中國，公元前206 至公元 220。梨形方壺，方形足，高浮雕饕餮
紋，肩部雙孔。良好的天然包漿。
來源：奧地利私人收藏
品相：廣泛磨損，局部可見銅綠和孔雀石綠結殼，輕微的凹痕和
裂縫，總體狀況完全符合青銅壺的年代。肩部雙孔中的環（如果
有的話）現在丟失了。
重量：90 克
尺寸：高6厘米
estimate euR 300,-
Starting price EUr 150,-

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