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TWO ARCHAIC BRONZE MIRRORS THREE ARCHAIC BRONZE MIRRORS
Western and Eastern Han Dynasty The first cast with four shan ideographs representing the four sacred
Both heavily cast, one mirror with a dense design of stylised dragons peaks, Warring States period, fitted box, 16.2cm (6 3/8in) diam.; the
around the central medallion with characters, the other mirror with a second with a large bronze ‘star-motif’, Western Han dynasty, fitted
design of figures and animals. The largest 23cm (9 1/8in) diam. box, 19cm (7 1/2in) diam; and the third ‘bosses and character’ mirror,
Han dynasty or later, box, 18.5cm (7 1/4in) diam. (6).
£2,000 - 3,000 £2,000 - 3,000
CNY18,000 - 27,000 CNY18,000 - 27,000

西漢及東漢 銅大樂貴富變形龍紋鏡及龍氏畫像鏡 戰國至漢 青銅鏡 一組三件
Provenance: The Mengdiexuan Collection
Provenance: The Mengdiexuan Collection
Exhibited: Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong & Urban Council
Exhibited: Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong & Urban Council of Hong Kong, Ancient Chinese and Ordos Bronzes, 12 October -
of Hong Kong, Ancient Chinese and Ordos Bronzes, 12 October - 2 December 1990 (star-motif mirror)
2 December 1990 (dragons and characters-decorated mirror)
Published and Illustrated: J.Rawson and E.Bunker, Ordos and
Published and Illustrated: J.Rawson and E.Bunker, Ancient Chinese Chinese bronze, p.244, no.164 (star-motif mirror)
and Ordos Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1990, p.236, no.156 (dragons and
characters-decorated mirror) 來源： 香港夢蝶軒收藏

來源： 香港夢蝶軒收藏 展覽： 1990年10月12日至12月2日於香港市政局暨香港東方陶瓷學
會「青銅聚英：中國古代與鄂爾多斯青銅器展覽」展出 （湅治銅華
連弧紋鏡）
展覽： 1990年10月12日至12月2日於香港市政局暨香港東方陶瓷學
會「青銅聚英：中國古代與鄂爾多斯青銅器展覽」展出 （銅大樂貴
富變形龍紋鏡） 出版： J.Rawson及E.Bunker著，《青銅聚英：中國古代與鄂爾多斯
青銅器》，頁244，編號164 （湅治銅華連弧紋鏡）

出版： J.Rawson及E.Bunker著，《青銅聚英：中國古代與鄂爾多斯青 The shan (山) character motif is commonly associated with the
銅器》，香港，1990年，頁236，編號156 （銅大樂貴富變形龍紋鏡） Warring States period, with many similar examples of varying sizes.
For a comparable example, see Bronze Articles for Daily Use: The
Compare a similar archaic bronze mirror, Han dynasty, illustrated Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong,
in Masterpieces of Chinese Bronze Mirrors in the National Palace 2006, p.22, no.19.
Museum, Taipei, 1971, no.7.
A similar bronze ‘shan’ mirror, Warring States period, was sold at
Sotheby’s New York, 17-18 September 2013, lot 23.
For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
60 | BONHAMS please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.