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A BRONZE 'SHAN' MIRROR WARRING STATES PERIOD
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
- bronze
crisply cast with four shan elements springing from the beveled rim with flat outer edge towards the central concave square band containing a small central triple-fluted knob, all on a finely granulated and feather-patterned ground, slightly encrusted patina, patches of malachite
Exhibited
The Chinese Art Society of America, China House, New York, February 1951.
Literature
An Exhibition of Chinese Mirrors, The China Art Society of America, China House, New York, 1951, no. 5.
Condition
One section on the rim has been broken off and restored.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Similar examples are in the Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop , 1943.52.147; others are illustrated in Toru Nakano, Bronze Mirrors from Ancient China, Donald H. Graham Jr. Collection, Hong Kong 1994, pp. 64-65; Ancient Bronze Mirrors in the Shanghai Museum, Shanghai, 2005, pp. 78-9, no. 4; Ancient Bronze Mirrors in the National Museum of History, Taipei, 1996, p. 85; and by Bernhard Karlgreen, Early Chinese Mirrors, B.M.F.E.A. Stockholm, 1968, no. 40, pl. 20, C. 51.