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Lobed Mirror with Paired Phoenixes, a Nestling Bird, and a Lotus Blossom

雙鳳花鳥葵花鏡

700s

China, Tang dynasty

(618-907)
Medium
bronze
Measurements
Diameter: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.); Overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.); Rim: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)
Weight: 942 g (2.08 lbs.)
Credit Line
Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.346
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Location
239 Chinese Ceramics and Metalwork
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Description

Bronze mirrors typically have one polished reflective side and a decorative back with a knob to be able to lift it.
An eight-lobed silvered bronze mirror features raised decorations around a central knob. Two birds with long, curved tail feathers face each other in the center, one on our left and one on our right. Above them perches a small bird on a flowering plant; a large blossom sits below. The silver-toned surface has a soft sheen, highlighting the intricate relief of butterflies and scrolling clouds along the flower-shaped rim.

Lobed Mirror with Paired Phoenixes, a Nestling Bird, and a Lotus Blossom

700s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

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