Silvered bronze mirror, Warring States Moulded with six large "shan-mountain" characters around a knob in the centre, all against a stylistic geometric ground. Diam 21,5cm Custom made stand. Ex collection of a Belgian Dutch doctor, formed in the 60/70’s Will be sent by Belgian Post, with tracking number. Mirrors with the shan character as the main motif are one of the representative types from the Warring States period. On this particular mirror, the shanshapes are represented in relief against a finely feathered pattern background that seems to consist of abstract taotie heads with intervening nipple granules. This mirror is superbly cast and well polished on the reflective side. As usual, there are areas of patina on both sides, but the overall condition is good. In our opinion, this mirror is a superb example of Warring States period design and workmanship. Other mirrors of similar design have survived. A similar mirror excavated in Changsha, Hunan Province is illustrated in Karlgren, “Some Pre-Han Mirrors”, Bulletin of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Number 35, 1963, Plate 7b.