A round bronze mirror. Warring States period/early Western Han dynasty, circa 3rd century B.C. - image-1

Lot 744 Dα

A round bronze mirror. Warring States period/early Western Han dynasty, circa 3rd century B.C.

Auction 1124 - overview Cologne
08.12.2018, 13:00 - China
Estimate: 2.000 € - 3.000 €
Result: 3.750 € (incl. premium)
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A round bronze mirror. Warring States period/early Western Han dynasty, circa 3rd century B.C.

Thinly cast, the central small knob encircled by bands and four petals, the main field with four running dragons on a ground of spirals and granulation, the rim with twelve arcs. Spotty green ang brown patina.
Possibly from the Luoyang area, Henan province.
Diameter 18.6 cm

戰國/ 西漢早期 雲龍紋銅鏡
來源：比利時私人收藏
參閱：《上海博物館藏銅鏡精品》，上海2005年，頁98及99

Provenance

Private collection, Belgium

Literature

Compare: Ancient Bronze Mirrors from the Shanghai Museum, Shanghai 2005, p. 98-99