Five archaic bronze mirrors

Including a bronze 'leaf-motif' mirror, Warring States period, fitted box, 6.7cm (2 5/8in) diam.; a black and red lacquer-decorated bronze mirror with geometric designs, Western Han dynasty, wood box, 8.1cm (3 1/4in) diam.; a small bronze 'stylised birds' mirror, Han dynasty, fitted box, 9.9cm (3 7/8in) diam.; a bronze chi-dragon mirror with characters encircling the central medallion, Han dynasty, box, 10.2cm (4in) diam.; and a bronze mirror with painted decoration, Warring States period, box, 9cm (3 1/2in) diam.
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Provenance: The Mengdiexuan Collection

Published: J.M.White and E.Bunker, Adornment for Eternity: Status and Rank in Chinese Ornament, Denver, 1994, p.116, no.36 (black and red lacquer-decorated mirror )

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