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Bronzo Specchio - Dinastia Tang - Cina
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Chinese Tang Dynasty, solid bronze mirror with suspension loop, two profiled rings marking the edge and inner circle.
Diameter: ± 79,4 mm
Height: ± 10,5 mm
Good solid condition, very appealing smooth olive green patina with areas of malachite. Signs of wear consistent with age and use. See images.
Certificate of Authenticity: available upon request (pdf-format).
HISTORY
Most bronze mirrors are round – a form that symbolises perfection and bliss. Round shapes in ancient China also represented reunion, fortune and satisfactory love and marriage.
Bronze Mirrors were for daily use in ancient times of China. Before the popularity of the bronze mirrors, people reflected their faces by filling a basin with water. The bronze mirrors have a shiny reflective side and a decorative side.
A Chinese myth once held that images in the mirror were actually demonic beings who were pretending to be our reflections, while silently plotting our deaths
N. 82347033
Non più disponibile
Bronzo Specchio - Dinastia Tang - Cina
Due to custom regulations we can not ship outside the E.U. Please make sure you have an EU shipping address before bidding.
Chinese Tang Dynasty, solid bronze mirror with suspension loop, two profiled rings marking the edge and inner circle.
Diameter: ± 79,4 mm
Height: ± 10,5 mm
Good solid condition, very appealing smooth olive green patina with areas of malachite. Signs of wear consistent with age and use. See images.
Certificate of Authenticity: available upon request (pdf-format).
HISTORY
Most bronze mirrors are round – a form that symbolises perfection and bliss. Round shapes in ancient China also represented reunion, fortune and satisfactory love and marriage.
Bronze Mirrors were for daily use in ancient times of China. Before the popularity of the bronze mirrors, people reflected their faces by filling a basin with water. The bronze mirrors have a shiny reflective side and a decorative side.
A Chinese myth once held that images in the mirror were actually demonic beings who were pretending to be our reflections, while silently plotting our deaths
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