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Small Erotic Mirror

春宮鏡

late 1200s–mid-1300s

China, Yuan dynasty

(1271-1368)
Medium
bronze
Measurements
Diameter: 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in.); Overall: 1 cm (3/8 in.); Rim: 1 cm (3/8 in.)
Weight: 84.5 g (2.98 oz.)
Credit Line
Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.391
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Location
Not on view
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A circular bronze mirror, aged with a dark greenish-black patina and reddish-brown mineral deposits, features four relief groupings of figures. At the top and left, pairs of nude figures lie intertwined on the ground. To the right and bottom, figures straddle partners seated on simple stools. The texture is rough and weathered, with the mineral crust filling the recessed areas around the raised, tactile forms of the embrace.

Small Erotic Mirror

late 1200s–mid-1300s

China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)

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