Mirror
| Object Number: | C99 |
|---|---|
| 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: | 17-1969-1 - Philadelphia Museum of Art Number GETZ 120 - Other 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.
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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