THREE CHINESE BRONZE MIRRORS, TANG DYNASTY (618-922) AND LATER one in the form of an eight petal lotus, the recessed central roundel with moulded relief decoration comprising a pair of cranes and various plant forms, the second of square form with silvered reflecting face, the other side with two column inscription in Chinese, and another, probably a late cast, of circular form, with moulded dragon design in relief the first: 17 cm (6 3/4 in) diameter (3) Provenance Yamanaka & Co., New York, the first and second sold by order of the Alien Property Custodian of the United States; Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., New York, 15th June 1944, lots 515 & 500, the third purchased directly from Yamanaka & Co., New York, 16th April, 1936. JWHA Inv. Nos. 2759, 2310.2, 2762
THREE CHINESE BRONZE MIRRORS, TANG DYNASTY (618-922) AND LATER one in the form of an eight petal lotus, the recessed central roundel with moulded relief decoration comprising a pair of cranes and various plant forms, the second of square form with silvered reflecting face, the other side with two column inscription in Chinese, and another, probably a late cast, of circular form, with moulded dragon design in relief the first: 17 cm (6 3/4 in) diameter (3) Provenance Yamanaka & Co., New York, the first and second sold by order of the Alien Property Custodian of the United States; Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., New York, 15th June 1944, lots 515 & 500, the third purchased directly from Yamanaka & Co., New York, 16th April, 1936. JWHA Inv. Nos. 2759, 2310.2, 2762
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