Tang dynasty (618-907)
The mirror is of octafoil shape and cast with two mounted figures between two peaked rocks on th recessed centreand encircling the central knop. The rim is cast with scattered clouds and sprays.
Green malachite encrustation.
12 cm diameter
Sold at Sotheby's Amsterdam, 14 May 1990, Lot 459
Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Gerard Dissevelt Gerard Dissevelt (1912-1992) was a Dutch ambassador who was stationed in China and Japan during the 1950s.
WFE 03 唐 花鳥如意紋八菱鏡
時代：唐朝，西元618至907年。
特徵：此鏡呈八葉形，鏡紐旁鑄有尖岩與人物等圖案。
尺寸：直徑12公分。
來源：前荷蘭駐外大使Gerard Dissevelt(1912—1992)收藏，其曾於1950年代派駐至中國及日本。阿姆斯特丹蘇富比1990年5月14日，拍品編號459。
