CHINA - Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD)
Silvered... Lot 17
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CHINA - Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD)
Silvered bronze mirror decorated in a square with a wish surrounded by herbs and leaves called "caoye" surrounded by a frieze of semi-circles.
Diameter : 15,4 cm
The inscription ri youguang, yi jiushi, chang gui fu, le wu shi (the sun is shining, perfect time to drink and eat, be rich for a long time, be happy and do nothing)
Reference : Similar mirror in the Art Gallery, Sydney, n°171.1986.
Provenance : Galerie Themis, Brussels, April 23, 1952.
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