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A BRONZE MIRROR WITH A DRAGON

China, Tang dynasty (618-906). Diameter 19.2 cm.

Starting price:
90 000 CZK / 3 396 EUR

Auction:Asian Works of Art 27/05/2014, 15:00

Bronze silver-plated circular mirror with eight lobes. The central decorative field is encircled by a narrow protruding band. In the centre of the mirror there is a relatively massive rounded handle. An outer decorative field is decorated with motifs of the stylized birds and flowers. The handle is encircled by the dragon with the body covered with scales, four legs with the three claws each, and the schematically indicated wing. The dragon is encircled by the four curved clouds.
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