Antique 19th Century Bronze Hand Mirror Bull fighters Spine missing but stabilized

Spine missing but stabilized

heavy weight archival quality paper

DJ has chips and edge ware

Fine to Excellent condition

Produce in 1979 by Royal  Doulton Tableware

Antique 19th Century Bronze Hand Mirror Bull fighters Spine missing but stabilizedRare Early Meiji Period Bronze Hand Mirror decorated with three graceful, close standing fruit trees within a landscape. Created for and used by upper class Japanese women for centuries before mirrored glass came to Japan, the handmirrors of this period were of a brighter bronze than earlier mirrors and could be highly polished for better reflection. Mirror measures 7 1 4" in diameter and 11" in length. Surfaces retain nearly original luster.