A large lobed silvered bronze 'dragon' mirrorProbably Tang Dynasty
With eight petal-like lobes, a large three-clawed writhing dragon in the centre coiled around the central knop, amidst wispy clouds, box.
30.2cm (12in) wide (2).注脚Property from the Collection of Quek Kiok Lee (1921-2018), Lots 37-97

Provenance: Quek Kiok Lee Collection (1921 – 2018), Singapore, and thence by descent
Purchased from Alex Koh, International, on 6 February 1999.

Compare with a Tang Dynasty 'dragon' mirror, 'Circles of Reflection: The Carter Collection of Chinese Mirrors', The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000, no. 72, p.78.
Collector's note: see Shanghai Museum Catalogue no. 86. and another in Mandarin, page 122-52-1.