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May 22, 2018
Inlay for a Mirror or Box: Lady on a Bird
Inlay for a Mirror or Box: Lady on a Bird
c. 900-1000
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Beaten silver with chased details
Overall: 5.2 x 7.8 cm (2 1/16 x 3 1/16 in.)
Gift of Eugene Victor Thaw 1969.78.2
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The p'ing-t'o technique of inlaying gold and silver foil on lacquer produced luxurious articles of elegance and fragility. These stray silver inlays were originally mounted on a mirror back or a cosmetic box whose lacquered surface has disintegrated. They combine auspicious symbols of Indian and Chinese origin--human-headed birds whose melodies filled the Buddhist paradise, and bird-riding deities who inhabited the skies of Taoist mythology. Like these imaginary beings, the lions were probably paired in a radial design; at least one has been lost.
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