Fine Chinese Paintings & Works of Art - 27 Jul 2021

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A CHINESE LACQUERED AND SILVERED-BRONZE MIRROR

辽(可能) 水銀背漆地花蝶紋銅鏡

£400 - £600 £220

A CHINESE LACQUERED AND SILVERED-BRONZE MIRROR

PROBABLY LIAO DYNASTY

Decorated to the exterior with a pair of butterflies and floral sprays in silver, the design reserved on a black lacquer ground, 22.6cm, 442g.

Provenance: formerly the Mengdiexuan Collection, Sotheby's Hong Kong, 4th October 2011, lot 2429.

Exhibited: Noble Riders from Pines and Deserts: The Artistic Legacy of the Qidan, Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004, p.380, no.VII:39, and also Adornments of The Noble Riders: The Elegant Lifestyle of the Khitan Royals, National Silk Museum, Hangzhou, p.8.

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

辽(可能) 水銀背漆地花蝶紋銅鏡
來源:香港蘇富比2011年10月4日·夢蝶軒收藏·編號2429。
展覽:《松漠風華:契丹藝術與文化》,香港中文大學文物館,2004年編號VII:39,頁380。
《金冠玉飾錦繡衣:契丹人的生活和藝術》,中國絲綢博物館,杭州2010年,頁8。
注:此件拍品為無低價起拍。

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