Lot 386

Extensive oxidation to the patina from burial. Some remnant soil adhering. No futher visible faults or damage.


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In the Southern Song Dynasty there was a family with the surname 'Shi' living in Huzhou south of lake Tai, that was known for casting mirrors. See a similarly inscribed Song Dynasty bronze octafoil mirror in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.