ID 1007324
Lot 855 | A LARGE BRONZE CIRCULAR 'LION AND GRAPEVINE' MIRROR
Estimate value
$ 15 000 – 18 000
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
One side is crisply cast in relief with a central lion-form knob surrounded by three writhing beasts interspersed with three winged horses amidst a fruit-laden grapevine. The outer band depicts various animals including lions, birds and horses amidst further fruiting grapevine, below a narrow border of clouds on the raised rim. The reverse is plain.
8 ¾ in. (22.3 cm.) diam., Japanese fitted wood box inscribed by Hata Zoroku II (1861-1936)
Provenance
In Japan by 1936.
Mineo Hata Collection, Kobe, Japan.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Historical era: | Tang dynasty |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Historical era: | Tang dynasty |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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