ID 905618
Lot 818 | A BRONZE OCTAFOIL MIRROR
Estimate value
$ 4 000 – 6 000
SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1279)
The mirror is cast with a central knob and a scene of Bodhidharma standing on a reed while navigating wind-blown waves and holding his hat, opposite a temple which emerges from a water spout that rises from a dragon’s mouth, all enclosed by the barbed and lobed edge. The reverse is plain and the silvery-grey surface has areas of malachite and azurite patination.
6 in. (15.2 cm.) diam., composite stand
Provenance
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 2508.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Historical era: | Song dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Historical era: | Song dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 20 Rockefeller Plaza 10020 New York USA | ||||||||||||||
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