Mirror
C690
Location: On Display in the Asia Galleries
From: China
Curatorial Section: Asian
Object Number | C690 |
Current Location | Asia Galleries - On Display |
Culture | Chinese |
Provenience | China |
Period | Tang Dynasty |
Date Made | Later Tang Dynasty |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Bronze (uncertain) |
Iconography | Bird | Flowers | Butterflies | Crane | Parrots | Mythological Animals | Eight Lobed Design |
Description | Large eight lobed marriage mirror. The border has a design of birds, buds and butterflies while the center has a crane at the top and a pair of parrots at the bottom. There are mythical animals at the left and right. |
Credit Line | Gift of C. T. Loo, 1927 |
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