A VERY RARE LARGE ‘MYTHICAL ANIMALS AND GRAPES’ BRONZE MIRROR
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
A VERY RARE LARGE ‘MYTHICAL ANIMALS AND GRAPES’ BRONZE MIRROR TANG DYNASTY (618-907) The thick mirror is finely cast in high relief with six lively mythical animals, including a mythical horse, tianlu and bixie . Each animal is accompanied by its young, galloping above waves and amid grapevines around the central knob in the form of a recumbent toad, within a narrow border of dragonflies and butterflies, and an outer border of pairs of mythical luan birds, phoenixes, peacocks, hoopoes, and all within a border of foliate scrolls at the rim. 10 ½ in. (26.8 cm.) diam., box, 4,125g
A VERY RARE LARGE ‘MYTHICAL ANIMALS AND GRAPES’ BRONZE MIRROR
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
A VERY RARE LARGE ‘MYTHICAL ANIMALS AND GRAPES’ BRONZE MIRROR TANG DYNASTY (618-907) The thick mirror is finely cast in high relief with six lively mythical animals, including a mythical horse, tianlu and bixie . Each animal is accompanied by its young, galloping above waves and amid grapevines around the central knob in the form of a recumbent toad, within a narrow border of dragonflies and butterflies, and an outer border of pairs of mythical luan birds, phoenixes, peacocks, hoopoes, and all within a border of foliate scrolls at the rim. 10 ½ in. (26.8 cm.) diam., box, 4,125g
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