An inscribed bronze mirror, Sui dynasty 隋 靈山孕寶寶相花紋銅鏡

Acquired in Japan, 2000s, by repute.

來源：
傳2000年代購自日本

The present mirror integrates Buddhist motifs in its design, such as lotus in the form of rosettes and palmettes, reflecting the increasing prevalence and influence of Buddhism in China beginning in the 5th century.

Compare an almost identical example preserved in the Shaanxi History Museum, illustrated in Zhongguo wenwu jinghua daquan: qingtongjuan [Compendium of Chinese Art: Bronzes], Taipei, 1993, pl. 1264; and another similar inscribed example from the collection of Dr Franco Vannotti, illustrated in Chinese and Korean Art from the Collections of Dr Franco Vannotti, Hans Popper and others, Eskenazi Ltd, London, 1989, cat. no. 34.

對比一相類例，藏於陝西歷史博物館，載於《中國文物精華大全：青銅卷》，台北，1993年，圖版1264。再見一相類例，為 Franco Vannotti 舊藏，展覽及出版於《Chinese and Korean Art from the Collections of Dr Franco Vannotti, Hans Popper and others》，埃斯卡納齊，倫敦，1989年，編號34。