Mirror
Gallery Location
Not on View
Medium
Cast bronze
Geography
China
Date
960-1279 AD
Period
Song Dynasty
Dimensions
12.5 x 12.4 cm
Object number
960.234.103
Credit Line
The Dr. James M. Menzies Collection
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: China
Description
Incomplete thin mirror with jagged half oval piece missing and outline of 4 flattened lobes; rim flat and raised slightly above field. Tiny loop on floral seat and surrounding decoration in low relief of 2 flying phoenix on floral ground and 1 character at 1 side of loop, all contained by circle of beading. The character is for the Chang family name. Dull green and sandy coloured encrustation on steely grey surface. Brown encrustation on face.
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