Mirror
Object Number: | C99 |
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Current Location: | Collections Storage |
Culture: | Chinese |
Provenience: | China |
Period: | Ming Dynasty |
Date Made: | 1550-1644 |
Early Date: | 1550 |
Late Date: | 1644 |
Section: | Asian |
Materials: | Cloisonne |
Technique: | Cloisonne |
Iconography: | Phoenix |
Thickness: | 3.5 cm |
Outside Diameter: | 34.3 cm |
Credit Line: | Purchased from C. T. Loo, 1915 |
Other Number: | Getz 120 - Other Number 17-1969-1 - Philadelphia Museum of Art Number |
Description
Mirror. Cloisonne. Imperial with Phoenix bird. Circular shape with slightly concaved back presenting a pair of phoenix (feng-huang) birds flying midst peony flowers, the cloisons being pi?ked out in deep red, yellow, lapis blue, green and white enamels on a ground of turquoise blue, bordered by and centered with cloisonne lotus flower motifs; the ornamentation being completed by a gilt bronze phoenix bird knob.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Exhibition of Oriental Art (12 Feb 1916) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
[Book] Dorling Kindersley Limited. 2014. History of the World in 1,000 Objects.. London. Dorling Kindersley Limited. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Page 166 Bottom right | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
[Book] Quette, Beatrice. 2011. Cloisonne : Chinese enamels from the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.. New York. The Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts. pg. 337 p.: col. ill ; 30cm Actual Citation | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
[Catalogue] Getz, John. 1916. The University Museum Exhibition of Oriental Art.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 120 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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