Chinese Bronze Mirror.
Mirror with inscription and linked arcs pattern.
Western Han Dynasty (206.BC-AD 8).
Casting era : The late years of this period.
From the edge to the center, flat and wide edge belt, comb pattern belt,
Chinese character inscription belt, comb pattern belt, linked 12 arcs pattern
belt, several straight lines belt, circle base, a knob.
Chinese character inscription : "Heart is pure and simple, so it is
shining. Its light is like the sun and the moon."
No restoration. Intact.
148g.
D-87mm.
EF.
Sold.
Chinese Bronze Mirror.
Mirror with four simplified dragons pattern.
Western Han Dynasty (206.BC-AD 8).
Casting era : The late years of this period.
From the edge to the center, flat and wide edge belt, comb pattern belt,
four projections and four simplified dragons pattern belt, comb pattern
belt, flat hill belt, 12 jewels pattern base, a knob. There are several
sacred birds and one deer.
12 jewels pattern symbolizes 12 months.
No restoration. Intact.
541g.
D-136mm.
VF. You can look at yourself in this mirror even now. Thick and heavy type.
Sold.
Shuichi Yamashita
1696, Aoyagi
Ichihara-shi, Chiba
299-0102, JAPAN
E-mail : ge6128@i.bekkoame.ne.jp