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.