A rare Chinese bronze gold inlaid circular mirror, Tang dynasty,...

A rare Chinese bronze gold inlaid circular mirror, Tang dynasty, inlaid with a gold sheet finely chased with a raised central floral knop encircled by tigers and bears among scrolling grapevine all on a ring-punched ground inside a rope-twist border, 9.5cm diameter Provenance: Ben Janssens Oriental Art, London, 7 June 2003. Note: Popular during the Tang dynasty, such mirrors inlaid with gold or silver illustrate the exceptional skill levels of Tang metalsmiths and the opulence of the Tang dynasty. A gold sheet inlaid octofoil mirror with similar decoration sold at Christie's New York as part of the Collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, 17th -18th March 2016