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A VERY LARGE SILVERED 'PHOENIX AND BIRDS' OCTAFOIL BRONZE MIRROR, TANG DYNASTY
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04月16日 下午5点 开拍 /14天1小时
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China, 618-907. The mirror is cast in the form of a linghua (water chestnut flower), finely and crisply modeled in relief. A pair of phoenixes flank the central knob, each holding knotted cords trailing from their beaks as they stand upon lotus stems; above the knob, further lotus leaves support two confronted ducks suspending a pendent blossom. Below, a pair of birds—possibly parakeets—stand atop lotus flowers with flowing belt ties (shou) issuing from their beaks. All is enclosed within a circular field, while the barbed lobes of the outer border are decorated with confronted motifs including birds with trailing tassels, pairs of geese, lotus sprays, and additional leafy stems arranged symmetrically.Provenance: From a very important private collector in Barcelona, Spain. A label inscribed 'EBA 9117' and '1381-44' is attached to the knop. Condition: Very good condition with expected wear, signs of burial, light corrosion, tiny nicks. The bronze with a fine, naturally grown patina, with scattered malachite encrustations. The silvering is spectacularly well-preserved. Recommended!Spanish Export License: Permiso de Exportación definitiva, file no. 2025/032403, dated 23 January 2026, has been granted by the Dirección General de Patrimonio Cultural y Bellas Artes, Ministerio de Cultura, Gobierno de Espa?a. A copy accompanies this lot.Weight: 3.4 kg Dimensions: Diameter 28.9 cmMirrors of this type were likely used in a woman's boudoir or presented as marriage gifts, with the symbolic motifs adorning the large mirror reinforcing this purpose. The pair of phoenixes depicted symbolizes a married couple, with the phoenix itself representing virtues such as duty, proper behavior, reliability, and humanity, all qualities idealized for a wife. The knotted cords trailing behind their heads are symbols of longevity. The pair of mandarin ducks further symbolizes conjugal fidelity, representing the enduring love between husband and wife. The tassels held in the beaks of the parakeets represent shou, the decorative knot from a woman's belt, which, once tied, can only be undone by her husband, emphasizing the bond and unity of marriage.Literature comparison:Compare a near identical octafoil mirror with paired phoenixes, birds, and flowers, dated late 700s, 28.8 cm diameter, in the Cleveland Museum of Art, reference number 1995.366, illustrated by Ju-hsi Chou, Circles of Reflection: The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors, 2000, p. 75, no. 68. A closely related mirror, 29.3 cm diameter, is illustrated in Ancient Bronze Mirrors in the Shanghai Museum, Shanghai, 2005, p. 224-5, no. 74, where it is noted that this type of mirror was typical of mirrors cast at Yangzhou during the Tang dynasty, and that some were excavated at Xi'an, Shaanxi province and from Tang dynasty tombs at Jiangchengbao, Baoji city.Auction result comparison:Type: Near identicalAuction: Christie's New York, 22 March 2012, lot 1457Price: USD 32,500 or approx. EUR 39,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A rare large bronze octafoil mirror, Tang dynastyExpert remark: Compare the near identical form, decoration, and size (28.7 cm).

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