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A ‘TLV’ BRONZE MIRROR, HAN DYNASTY
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12月16日 晚上6点 开拍 /6天20小时
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A ‘TLV’ BRONZE MIRROR, HAN DYNASTY

China, 206 BC-AD 220. Finely cast, the central knob is enclosed within a square border from which extend four ‘T’-shaped motifs. Around this are arranged mythical beasts, including the Guardians of the Four Directions—the Blue Dragon, Red Bird, White Tiger, and Dark Warrior—together with a pair of birds set below alternating ‘L’ and ‘V’ motifs. All details are rendered in delicate thread relief and encircled by a hatched border, the rim further decorated with sawtooth bands.

Provenance: From the private collection of Alan and Simone Hartman, New York. Alan Hartman (1930-2023) was an influential American art dealer, who took over his parents’ antique business in Manhattan and established the legendary Rare Art Gallery on Madison Avenue, with further locations in Dallas and Palm Beach. His wife Simone (née Horowitz) already served as assistant manager of the New York gallery before the couple married in 1975, and together they built a renowned collection for over half a century and became noted art patrons, enriching the collections of important museums including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (which opened the Alan and Simone Hartman Galleries in 2013) as well as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Brooklyn Museum in New York. Alan Hartman has been described as the greatest antiques dealer of our generation, and was widely recognized as a world authority in Chinese jade, bronzes, and Asian works of art.
Condition: Very good condition with ancient wear and casting irregularities. Rubbing and losses, scattered light nicks, minor corrosion, and small surface scratches. The bronze with a fine, naturally grown, dark patina with small areas of malachite and cuprite encrustation.

Weight: 318.6 g
Dimensions: Diameter 11.8 cm

The diagrammatic decoration on the back of this mirror points to a new cosmology. The square world—aligned with the four cardinal directions and inscribed with the “twelve earthly branches” used to compute the calendar—is surrounded by the circular heavens ringed in turn by the waves of the cosmic ocean. Sharing the heavenly realm with the animals of the four directions (the Red Bird of the south, White Tiger of the west, Black Turtle or Warrior of the north, and the Blue Dragon of the east) and other mythical creatures are T-, L-, and V-shaped markings that recall the measuring devices and rulers used by Fu Xi and Nu Wa, who were believed to have created the universe. The same ‘TLV’ design also appears on the liubo game board, suggesting that a game of chance also plays a part in the workings of the universe.

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related Han dynasty bronze ‘TLV’ mirror, 10.5 cm diameter, exhibited by the Suzhou Museum. Compare a closely related bronze ‘TLV’ mirror, 14.6 cm diameter, dated to the Eastern Han dynasty, in the Kyoto National Museum, museum number EK16-28.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 16 September 2014, lot 128
Price: USD 18,750 or approx. EUR 21,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A bronze ‘TLV’ mirror, Han dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, manner of casting, and design.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 November 2011, lot 3348
Price: HKD 121,500 or approx. EUR 19,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A bronze ‘TLV’ mirror, Han dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, manner of casting, and design. Note the size (14.5 cm).

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