6th Nov, 2023 10:00

Asian Art I 亞洲藝術 I
 
Lot 252
 

A SMALL CHINESE BRONZE 'LION' MIRROR
唐 海獸紋銅鏡

A SMALL CHINESE BRONZE 'LION' MIRROR

Tang Dynasty (618 - 907 C.E)

海獸紋銅鏡

The circular mirror cast in high relief to the centre with a raised knob in the form of a recumbent lion dog, the beast encircled by five prowling lions amidst leafy sprays enclosed by a double triangle border around the rim,

11.5cm diameter, weight approx. 312g

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PROVENANCE:
The Lowenson Collection, formed during the 1930s-1950s by Max Lowenson (1879-1945), a Cardiff business man born in Latvia;
Thence by descent as stated in a handwritten letter dated 1975;
Property of the Essex Collection of Early Chinese Art, British Private Collection, where some of the collection is now housed in the National Museum of Wales.
來源:
洛文森舊藏,於1930至1950年代由拉脫維亞裔卡迪夫商人馬克斯·洛文森(1879-1945)組成;
此後家族傳承,敘於一1975年信件中;
艾塞克斯早期中國藝術品,英國私人收藏,部份藏品現藏於威爾斯國家博物館。
Estimated at £1,000 - £2,000

 

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