A GROUP OF THREE ARCHAIC BRONZE MIRRORS WARRING STATES PERIOD, EASTERN HAN DYNASTY AND TANG DYNASTY

comprising a small Warring States period mirror thinly and finely cast on one side with a small grooved loop handle encircled by plain bands and a main field of elegant scroll formed by interlinked birds, box; an Eastern Han dynasty mirror, thinly cast with a row of raised bosses around the simple knop, the main field with four writhing dragons amidst clouds;  and a  classic Tang dynasty mirror with 'mythical beasts and grapevine' decoration, crisply cast with a slight variation in the outer band which has the traditional grape clusters but interspersed with birds, butterflies and dragonflies (4)

Acquired in Japan between 1947 and 1952.

The smallest mirror has a piece broken off and stuck back on the rim.
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The Warring States period mirror with an inscribed fitted box according to which the mirror was excavated and Shouxian, Anhui province.  The interior with a collector's inscription.