Mirror in bronze. Made in China, Han Dynasty. Measurements: diam: 7 1/4 in Provenance: Possibly Bluett & Sons, dealer; from whom purchased by William Burrell, 4 October 1912, £1.10.0; by whom gifted to the Corporation of the City of Glasgow, 1944.
Manuscript sources
Bluett & Sons, Sales Day Book 3/258, 4 October 1912, stock no. 0228: ‘Chinese mirror, bronze’.
Sir William Burrell, Purchase Book 1912 p.9: ‘A Chinese mirror. Bronze’. |