The Year of the Dragon
November 7, 2024
Every year as the Lunar New Year approaches I try
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An early twentieth century Chinese Export silver hand mirror in the Art Deco style .
The back of the mirror has a fine hand engraved dragon swirling around round reserve representing the magic pearl – all against a lightly hammered background.
The angular shape shows how the western styles influenced the Chinese silversmiths
Every year as the Lunar New Year approaches I try
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