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Auction archive: Lot number 3039

An inscribed bronze mirror,Sui dynasty隋

Estimate
HK$30,000 - HK$50,000
ca. US$3,841 - US$6,402
Price realised:
HK$201,600
ca. US$25,816
Auction archive: Lot number 3039

An inscribed bronze mirror,Sui dynasty隋

Estimate
HK$30,000 - HK$50,000
ca. US$3,841 - US$6,402
Price realised:
HK$201,600
ca. US$25,816
Beschreibung:

An inscribed bronze mirror,Sui dynasty隋 靈山孕寶寶相花紋銅鏡
銘文:靈山孕寶 神使觀爐形圓曉月 光清夜珠玉臺希世 紅粧應圖千嬌集影 百福來扶d. 17.8 cmCondition reportGood overall condition, with only scattered small nibbles to the edges. Overall with typical oxidation and surface wear.
整體品相良好,惟見邊沿微小磕痕。整體見正常鏽蝕及器面磨痕。
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.ProvenanceAcquired in Japan, 2000s, by repute.
來源:
傳2000年代購自日本Catalogue noteThe present mirror integrates Buddhist motifs in its design, such as lotus in the form of rosettes and palmettes, reflecting the increasing prevalence and influence of Buddhism in China beginning in the 5th century.
Compare an almost identical example preserved in the Shaanxi History Museum, illustrated in Zhongguo wenwu jinghua daquan: qingtongjuan [Compendium of Chinese Art: Bronzes], Taipei, 1993, pl. 1264; and another similar inscribed example from the collection of Dr Franco Vannotti, illustrated in Chinese and Korean Art from the Collections of Dr Franco Vannotti, Hans Popper and others, Eskenazi Ltd, London, 1989, cat. no. 34.
對比一相類例,藏於陝西歷史博物館,載於《中國文物精華大全:青銅卷》,台北,1993年,圖版1264。再見一相類例,為 Franco Vannotti 舊藏,展覽及出版於《Chinese and Korean Art from the Collections of Dr Franco Vannotti, Hans Popper and others》,埃斯卡納齊,倫敦,1989年,編號34。

Auction archive: Lot number 3039
Auction:
Datum:
12 Jan 2023 - 19 Jan 2023
Auction house:
Sotheby's
34-35 New Bond St.
London, W1A 2AA
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7293 5000
+44 (0)20 7293 5989
Beschreibung:

An inscribed bronze mirror,Sui dynasty隋 靈山孕寶寶相花紋銅鏡
銘文:靈山孕寶 神使觀爐形圓曉月 光清夜珠玉臺希世 紅粧應圖千嬌集影 百福來扶d. 17.8 cmCondition reportGood overall condition, with only scattered small nibbles to the edges. Overall with typical oxidation and surface wear.
整體品相良好,惟見邊沿微小磕痕。整體見正常鏽蝕及器面磨痕。
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.ProvenanceAcquired in Japan, 2000s, by repute.
來源:
傳2000年代購自日本Catalogue noteThe present mirror integrates Buddhist motifs in its design, such as lotus in the form of rosettes and palmettes, reflecting the increasing prevalence and influence of Buddhism in China beginning in the 5th century.
Compare an almost identical example preserved in the Shaanxi History Museum, illustrated in Zhongguo wenwu jinghua daquan: qingtongjuan [Compendium of Chinese Art: Bronzes], Taipei, 1993, pl. 1264; and another similar inscribed example from the collection of Dr Franco Vannotti, illustrated in Chinese and Korean Art from the Collections of Dr Franco Vannotti, Hans Popper and others, Eskenazi Ltd, London, 1989, cat. no. 34.
對比一相類例,藏於陝西歷史博物館,載於《中國文物精華大全:青銅卷》,台北,1993年,圖版1264。再見一相類例,為 Franco Vannotti 舊藏,展覽及出版於《Chinese and Korean Art from the Collections of Dr Franco Vannotti, Hans Popper and others》,埃斯卡納齊,倫敦,1989年,編號34。

Auction archive: Lot number 3039
Auction:
Datum:
12 Jan 2023 - 19 Jan 2023
Auction house:
Sotheby's
34-35 New Bond St.
London, W1A 2AA
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7293 5000
+44 (0)20 7293 5989
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