Lot 1221. A silvery bronze circular mirror, Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220). Estimate USD 8,000 - USD 10,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.
The central knob is encircled by a band of nine nipples within C-scrolls, a narrow scrolling foliate band and an outer band of eight roundels with central nipple alternating with various animals and birds, all within hatchured borders below sawtooth and cloud bands on the raised rim. There are areas of malachite encrustation, some with fabric impressions. 7 ½ in. (19 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
Provenance: Acquired in Tokyo, 6 June 1985.
Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 16 September 2016, New York, Rockefeller Plaza