A CHINESE SILVERED BRONZE MIRROR

A CHINESE SILVERED BRONZE MIRROR
PROBABLY TANG DYNASTY

Decorated in relief with an medallion of mythical creatures amidst fruiting vines, the outer areas with four birds with outstretched wings to the corners, 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.