A CHINESE SILVERED BRONZE MIRROR

PROBABLY TANG DYNASTY

Decorated in relief with a medallion of mythical creatures amidst fruiting vines, the outer areas with four birds with outstretched wings, together with a modern stand, 779g, 14cm. (2)

Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s.

Cf. R Keverne, Chinese Bronze Mirrors, 2009, no.17 for another mirror of this design, formerly in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art.