6th Nov, 2023 10:00
Asian Art I 亞洲藝術 I
A CHINESE SILVERED BRONZE 'EIGHT TRIGRAMS' MIRROR
漢 青銅八卦紋鍍銀鏡
A CHINESE SILVERED BRONZE 'EIGHT TRIGRAMS' MIRROR
Han Dynasty (206 B.C.E – 220 C.E)
漢 青銅八卦紋鍍銀鏡
The mirror of circular form and centered with a raised knob encircled by a border of butterflies hovering over vines, the outer section with four auspicious animals comprising a tiger, tortoise, phoenix and dragon before the bagua, the sloping outer rim decorated with scrolling motifs,
21.2cm diameter, weight approx. 915g
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PROVENANCE:
The Lowenson Collection, formed during the 1930s-1950s by Max Lowenson (1879-1945), a Cardiff business man born in Latvia;
Thence by descent as stated in a handwritten letter dated 1975;
Property of the Essex Collection of Early Chinese Art, British Private Collection, where some of the collection is now housed in the National Museum of Wales.
來源：
洛文森舊藏，於1930至1950年代由拉脫維亞裔卡迪夫商人馬克斯·洛文森(1879-1945)組成；
此後家族傳承，敘於一1975年信件中；
艾塞克斯早期中國藝術品，英國私人收藏，部份藏品現藏於威爾斯國家博物館。
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