Qing Dynasty, 18th Century
Length: 32.9cm
The mirror is mounted within a circular zitan frame which is
embellished with a band of stained ivory scrolls and inlaid
ruyi-shaped conch shell and amber-inlaid flowers. The silver
wire-inlaid handle is secured with an openwork gilt-bronze scrolling
dragon fitting.
The zitan is of a dark chocolate brown colour.
Similar Example
A zitan hand mirror with silver inlay dated to the mid-Qing period
in the Palace Museum collection is published in The Complete
Collection of Chinese Bamboo, Wood Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn Volume
3: Wood Carvings Part 2 中國竹木牙 角器全集3: 木雕器 ( 下), Beijing,
2009, p. 260, Catalogue No. 210.
PROVENANCE
Gerard Hawthorn
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