A mirror and two fibulae in copper alloy and inlays, China, Han period (206 B.C. - 220) - Warring Kingdoms (480-221 B.C.) - A circular mirror with, in the center, a half-hemispherical knob surrounded by four petals and four characters forming the inscription 長宜子孫 - changyi zisun - "May prosperity endure for descendants", followed by a motif formed by eight arcs of a circle. Some oxidation. D.: 11.1 cm. - Two fibulas inlaid with gold and silver, one also in turquoise. They end in a curved chilong head. L.: 14.5 and 17 cm. Significant oxidation on one and missing inlays.
Estimate
€400 - €600
Result
€650
Buyer's premium
30%
A mirror and two fibulae in copper alloy and inlays, China, Han period (206 B.C. - 220) - Warring Kingdoms (480-221 B.C.)
- A circular mirror with, in the center, a half-hemispherical knob surrounded by four petals and four characters forming the inscription 長宜子孫 - changyi zisun - "May prosperity endure for descendants", followed by a motif formed by eight arcs of a circle. Some oxidation. D.: 11.1 cm. - Two fibulas inlaid with gold and silver, one also in turquoise. They end in a curved chilong head. L.: 14.5 and 17 cm. Significant oxidation on one and missing inlays.
Sale
Friday 31 October 2025・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 4 - Hôtel Drouot
9, rue Drouot
75009 Paris