Chinese Bronze Mirror.
Mirror with sacred lions and vine arabesque pattern.
Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907).
There are seven sacred birds in the outside, six sacred lions in the inside.
All within beautiful vine arabesque pattern.
Sacred lions had been familiar to Chinese since a long time ago. But today,
some scholars says that this motif might have come from the Mesopotamian
Sphinxes. On the other hand, vine arabesque pattern has its origin surely
in Greek and Roman culture. This pattern came to China by way of Silk Road,
especially with refugees owing to the fall of Sassanian Persia (AD 651).
Sacred lions pattern and vine arabesque pattern were united in China in
Tang Dynasty. Therefore this type of mirror has Greek, Roman, Persian and
Chinese atmosphere.
Generally speaking, this type of morror was made of high quality bronze
and has extremely high relief and minute pattern.
There is one crack from the edge to the center, which is about 27 mm.
But, No restoration. Intact.
824g.
D-142mm.
VF.
Sold.
Chinese Bronze Mirror.
Mirror with sacred lions and vine arabesque pattern.
Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907).
There are twelve sacred birds in the outside, five sacred lions in the
inside.
On the others, explanation is the same as above. But,
No restoration. Intact.
582g.
D-121mm.
VF.
JPY 300.000
Chinese Bronze Mirror.
Mirror with sacred lions and vine arabesque pattern.
Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907).
Casting era : As above.
There are five sacred birds in the outside, six sacred lions in the inside.
On the others, explanation is the same as above. But,
No restoration. Intact.
730g. Thick and heavy type.
D-115mm.
VF.
Sold.
Shuichi Yamashita
1696, Aoyagi
Ichihara-shi, Chiba
299-0102, JAPAN
E-mail : ge6128@i.bekkoame.ne.jp