PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE ASIAN COLLECTION
TWO BRONZE MIRRORS
WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 8)
Details
TWO BRONZE MIRRORS
WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 8)
The larger mirror is cast with alternating dragons and tigers separated by four small bosses; the smaller mirror with a band of birds perched on scrolls separated by bosses.
5 ¾ in. (14.5 cm.) diam., 3 5/8 in. (9.1 cm.) diam.
WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 8)
The larger mirror is cast with alternating dragons and tigers separated by four small bosses; the smaller mirror with a band of birds perched on scrolls separated by bosses.
5 ¾ in. (14.5 cm.) diam., 3 5/8 in. (9.1 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Acquired in Hong Kong, 1992.
Brought to you by
Olivia Hamilton