Lot 31

PARCEL-GILT BRONZE SQUARE 'LION AND GRAPEVINE' MIRROR
POSSIBLY TANG DYNASTY




Auction: Asian Works of Art | Day 1
£1,071
Description
或為唐代 局部鎏金銅海獸葡萄紋方鏡
cast in high relief with six beasts amidst grapevine surrounding the crouching lion knob within a circular border, further grapevine and four birds at each corner in the outer border, the top gilded
Dimensions
14.3cm square; 1021g
Provenance
Provenance: Formerly from a private Singapore collection, Mr Quek Kiok Lee, inventory no. BM100, purchased from Moon Gate in 2001.



