Tang Dynasty, 618-906 AD. A substantial bronze disc mirror with one polished face, the reverse dished with high-relief band of birds and grapevines, similar inner band with monkeys and central pierced lug formed as a crouching monkey. 1.56 kg, 19cm (7 1/2"). Property of a London collector; by inheritance from his grandfather; acquired during travels in the Far East in the 1920s. Fine condition.