EARLY JAPANESE/CHINESE BRONZE DECORATED AND SIGNED HANDHELD MIRROR

Description

EARLY JAPANESE/CHINESE BRONZE DECORATED AND SIGNED HANDHELD MIRROR - OLD AND ORIGINAL - ORIGINAL PATINA - NEVER CLEANED OR POLISHED - THE ONE SIDE DEPICTS THE UNPOLISHED MIRROR, SOME BAMBOO (?) WRAPPING ON THE HANDLE - THE BACK SIDE OF THE MIRROR DEPICTS A CRANE STANDING LOOKING UP AT THE BOTTOM CENTER, A SMALL CRANE TO THE LEFT OF THE ONE STANDING - ANOTHER CRANE FLYING ABOVE LOOKING DOWN - TO THE RIGHT WHAT APPEARS TO BE A TREE TRUNK WITH FLORAL AND LEAVES SPREADING UP AND TO THE CENTER LEFT - IT ALSO HAS A VERTICAL SIGNATURE ON THE LEFT SIDE - DESCRIPTION IS NOT THE BEST, BUT THE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOULD TELL IT ALL - MEASURES APPROX. WIDTH OF THE MIRROR IS 4 3/4", THE HANDLE AT THE WIDEST POINT IS APPROX. 7/8", THE HANDLE IS APPROX. IS APPROX. 3 1/2" WIDE, THE LENGTH IS APPROX. 8 1/4" - NICE OLD MIRROR - I HAVE INCLUDED 5 PHOTOGRAPHS AS PART OF THE DESCRIPTION, PLEASE VIEW THEM ALL - ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, PLEASE EMAIL BEFORE BIDDING - PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER ITEMS - THANKS FOR LOOKING!