6th Nov, 2024 10:00

Asian Art II 亞洲藝術 II
 
Lot 486
 
Lot 486 - A CHINESE BRONZE 'IMMORTALS' MIRROR
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A CHINESE BRONZE 'IMMORTALS' MIRROR
東漢 銅仙人紋鏡

A CHINESE BRONZE 'IMMORTALS' MIRROR

Eastern Han Dynasty (25 – 220 C.E)

東漢 銅仙人紋鏡

The circular mirror cast to the centre with a raised domed knob, the main field decorated with a group of stylised immortals amongst various birds and mythical creatures, all enclosed by stepped rim with an inscription encircled by a band of scrolling motifs,

22.2cm diameter, weight approx. 1.15kg

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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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THIS LOT IS OFFERED WITH NO RESERVE

無底價

Sold for £403

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