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+1 @ mono.
A few things come to mind on this one for me.
First, the amount of reflections are very busy / distracting. On one hand I can really dig some killer bokeh, but here I think there are some many reflections that I'm wondering if the dof / bokeh of them isn't causing them to "grow" so much that they are competing too heavily.
Then, as the others have mentioned, there seems to need to be a nexus or focus point more clearly defined. I get the fact that you were shooting wide open @ low light (guessing wide open lens = not sharp, even @ point of focus). I'm thinking your focal point was likely fine, but it's likely not at your glass (1.7 + Zhongy) strong suit, so stopping down a bit can help with that. Of course, stopping down, then means two things 1) diff DOF, and 2) slower shutter speed needed.
As to 1) @ DOF, I think it won't be that drastic of an issue since you are shooting at close distance to your nearest subject of focus. That, and it might help with reducing the size of your reflections.
As to 2) @ shutter ... that might be a game changer for hand held and then a need for supported work (i.e. tripod, etc.). The good news there is that once you commit to shooting it supported ... you can change your ISO from 1600 down to 100 as this is a static / still life shot.
Took a stab at some things. Nothing dramatically different, but maybe a touch of diff @ where the eye draws, as I tried to tone down (edge def / tonal value) the draw to the reflections.
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