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Auction: CSS96B - CHINESE BANKNOTES AND COINS FEATURING THE MR. LAI PO HUNG COLLECTION OF CHINESE BANKNOTES &
Lot: 1358

China, Tang Dynasty or later, a copper, tin, and lead alloy mirror, one side was highly polished for reflective purposes, reverse decorated with intricate patterns of mythical sea creatures and grapes casted from clay moulds. These mirrors were often found as funerary objects in tombs of aristocrats, especially those during the reign of Tang Gao Zong till Tang Xuan Zong, hence it is a good indicator that such mirrors were in vogue among the social elite during this period. Diametre approximately 9.3cm, weighs 183.6g, about extremely fine. Impressive craftsmanship, and relatively unusual as this 'single ring' example deviates from the usual designs with an inner ring


唐代或以後海獸葡萄鏡，直徑9.3公分，重183.6克，約EF品相。此鏡紋飾鑄造工藝複雜精湛，有別於其他海獸葡萄鏡，沒有分內外兩圈。瑞獸跟葡萄均帶有域外文化色彩，加上鑄工精美華麗，是唐高宗至唐玄宗年間上流社會流行之物，亦充分反映唐代因絲綢之路所帶來的盛世繁華

Estimate
HK$10,000 to HK$15,000

Starting price
HK$10000