拍品专文
The crane, tortoise and pine tree all symbolize longevity. As symbols of longevity, the crane and pine combined may represent a couple, as well as being used as a birthday motif.
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SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY (1127-1279)
细节
A RARE BRONZE CIRCULAR NARRATIVE MIRROR
SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY (1127-1279)
The small knob surrounded by a scene of an immortal seated beside his attendant on a rocky ledge above a crane while a female attendant approaches carrying a tortoise with vapor issuing from its mouth, all beneath the boughs of a pine tree that stands beside a wood gate that is ajar, with waves in the foreground
6¾ in. (17.1 cm.) diam., ¼ in. (.5 cm.) thick, box
826.8g
SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY (1127-1279)
The small knob surrounded by a scene of an immortal seated beside his attendant on a rocky ledge above a crane while a female attendant approaches carrying a tortoise with vapor issuing from its mouth, all beneath the boughs of a pine tree that stands beside a wood gate that is ajar, with waves in the foreground
6¾ in. (17.1 cm.) diam., ¼ in. (.5 cm.) thick, box
826.8g
来源
Robert H. Ellsworth Collection, New York, acquired in Hong Kong, 1989.