Description

Round mirror of blackish colour. Rim slightly concave with higher outer edge.  Fluted loop set in square surrounded by dragons in thread relief and surrounding square band with 15 character inscription ending with a fish.  Inscription:  Da Re Gui Fu De Suo hao Qian Que Wan Sui yan Nian Yi Shuo.  "Great joy, prominence and wealth, may you obtain what you love, a 1000 autumns and 10,000 years; may you have extended years and increased longevity".  Main decorative zone with TLV type pattern in multiple thread relief, only.  T'o remain in TLV design and are formed by quadruple lines, surrounded by dissolved dragons with curls.  Rim shiny black, decorative zone dull grey-black, face clear, shiny black.  Reportedly from Shou-chou, Anhui.