CHINA - Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD) Bronze... - Lot 15 - Beaussant Lefèvre & Associés

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CHINA - Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD) Bronze... - Lot 15 - Beaussant Lefèvre & Associés
CHINA - Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD) Bronze mirror with brown patina, decorated with lotus petals and stylized vegetal motifs in an octagon surrounded by friezes of hatching, characters and triangles. Diameter : 18,5 cm The inscription yelian tong hua qing er ming, yi zhiweijing yi wenzhang, chang sheng yi shouqu bu xiang, yu tian changji er ri guang, qianwan sui xi le wei yang (the bronze mirror we made is clear and shiny; with such a mirror, you will be blessed with a long life, and it will ward off bad luck. We wish you a long life as long as heaven and earth, and eternal joy and happiness). Reference : a similar mirror in the British Museum, London, n°1957, 1119.1 and one in the Smithsonian, Washington DC, n°S2012.9.1756. Provenance : Galerie Themis, Brussels, April 23, 1952.
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