Chinese Export Silver Hand Mirror with Village Scene Decoration
Chinese export silver hand mirror, marked W, with two Chinese characters, of oval form, decorated with a village scene containing figures in relief, above a tapering handle decorated with incised bamboo, with an incised dragon verso, total weight 292gm (including glass), length 10.63 in.
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- Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.
- Verso - Verso is the "back" side of a sheet of paper, art work, coin or medal. The front side is "recto".
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