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Octafoil Mirror with Legend of Herdboy and Weaver Maid

牛郎織女菱花鏡

mid-900s-late 1200s

China, Song dynasty

(960-1279)
Medium
bronze
Measurements
Diameter: 17.8 cm (7 in.); Overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.); Rim: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)
Weight: 638 g (1.41 lbs.)
Credit Line
Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.383
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An eight-lobed bronze mirror, aged with a green patina, centers on a raised knob separating two clusters of figures amidst swirling clouds. To our left, three figures face inward; to our right, another group stands opposite. Below, a flat bridge spans wavy water. At the top, a circular disk sits within scrolling clouds above birdlike forms. Fine ridges and rounded contours define the clothing, clouds, and celestial elements across the textured surface.

Octafoil Mirror with Legend of Herdboy and Weaver Maid

mid-900s-late 1200s

China, Song dynasty (960-1279)

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