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A SMALL ‘LION AND GRAPEVINE’ BRONZE MIRROR, TANG DYNASTY
奥地利
09月11日 下午5点 开拍
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A SMALL ‘LION AND GRAPEVINE’ BRONZE MIRROR, TANG DYNASTY
This lot is from a single owner collection and is therefore offered without reserve

China, 618-907. Finely cast in the center with a crouching beast-form loop surrounded by a band of four recumbent lions amongst fruiting grapevines, surrounded by a band with birds amid further grapevines, below a narrow border of geometric design.

Provenance: The Collection of Sam and Myrna Myers, Paris, France. Acquired between circa 1965-2012.
Condition: Very good condition with expected wear, casting irregularities, few light dents and rubbed areas to the rim, light scratches to the back, few minuscule nicks. The bronze with a rich, naturally grown, lustrous dark patina with scattered malachite encrustation.

Weight: 309.2 g
Dimensions: Diameter 10.1 cm

Bronze mirrors began to be produced in China over 4,000 years ago, for use both during one’s lifetime and for burials. This mirror is decorated with a design of lions among grapevines, and speaks to connections between China and foreign lands during the Tang dynasty (618–907). Lion designs were first introduced into China with the introduction of Buddhism, and became a popular motif on bronze mirrors in the Tang period, very often combined with grape designs inspired by the grape wine imports from Central Asia.

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related bronze mirror with lion and grapevine, dated to the Tang dynasty, 11.8 cm wide, in the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, accession number F1974.121.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 20 September 2013, lot 1481
Price: USD 12,500 or approx. EUR 15,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A bronze ‘lion and grapevine’ circular mirror, Tang dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, manner of casting, and decoration. Note the larger size (13.6 cm).

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拍品估价:700 - 1,500 欧元 起拍价格:350 欧元  买家佣金: 35.00%

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