A Chinese silvery bronze 'TLV' circular mirror

Reference: ART1005922

The mirror is crisply cast, the central knob within a square border of twelve small nodes separating the twelve branches of the Chinese cyclical calendar, with eight further nodes in the outer field arranged within the T, L and V motifs and various animals and birds, all encircled by a within a narrow hatched border. The rim is decorated with a dogtooth and classic scroll band. The silvery patina interrupted by some malachite encrustation.