A BRONZE OCTAFOIL MIRROR SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1279)
A BRONZE OCTAFOIL MIRROR
SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1279)
The mirror is cast with a central knob and a scene of Bodhidharma standing on a reed while navigating wind-blown waves and holding his hat, opposite a temple which emerges from a water spout that rises from a dragon’s mouth, all enclosed by the barbed and lobed edge. The reverse is plain and the silvery-grey surface has areas of malachite and azurite patination.
6 in. (15.2 cm.) diam., composite stand
Provenance
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 2508.
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A BRONZE OCTAFOIL MIRROR
SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1279)
The mirror is cast with a central knob and a scene of Bodhidharma standing on a reed while navigating wind-blown waves and holding his hat, opposite a temple which emerges from a water spout that rises from a dragon’s mouth, all enclosed by the barbed and lobed edge. The reverse is plain and the silvery-grey surface has areas of malachite and azurite patination.
6 in. (15.2 cm.) diam., composite stand
Provenance
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 2508.
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