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Bronze Mirror with Boss and Swallow Pattern

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Gilt-silver belt ornament inlaid with ruby, worn by the Qing emperor

Gilt-silver belt ornament inlaid with ruby, worn by the Qing emperor
With an oval receptacle, the belt ornament is carved with curling grass and intertwining lotus...

Bamboo incense holder

Bamboo incense holder
Made for holding stick incense, this bamboo vessel has openwork carving to facilitate the release...

A bamboo brush holder

A bamboo brush holder
The continuing development in bamboo carving during the seventeeth century was marked by the high...

Han Dynasty. Bronze mirror has a spherical knob surrounded with eight bosses between which there are four characters - Chang Yi Zi Sun, outside which is a band of inscription. The major motif is seven bosses spaced with six swallows circling in the same direction. Wave pattern adorns the rim. This mirror is covered with pleasing patina and preserved in very good condition.

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