LOT 191 Tang Dynasty A bronze 'lion and grapveine' mirror
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Tang Dynasty|Crisply cast with a central crouching mythical beast knop, encircled by a band of six recumbent lions amongst fruiting grape vines, surrounded by a band with birds and lions amongst vines, floral scroll at the rim, the reverse entirely plain. 14.4cm (5 6/8in) diam.|唐 銅海獸葡萄紋鏡Provenance: an Italian private collection來源: 意大利私人收藏For a similar example, see J.Chou, Circles of Reflection: The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors, Cleveland, 2000, no.55, where the author suggests dating the mirror to the late 7th Century, based upon a similar example found in the tomb of Dugu Shizhen, at Xian and dated to 698; and for another lion and grapevine bronze mirror, Tang dynasty, see the Royal Academy of Arts International Exhibition of Chinese Art, London, 1935, no.669.
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