Mirror
Gallery Location
Not on View
Medium
Cast bronze
Geography
China
Date
960-1279
Period
Song Dynasty
Dimensions
12.5 cm
Object number
960.234.68
Credit Line
The Dr. James M. Menzies Collection
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: China
Description
Thin brassy coloured mirror with flat raised rim of 8 petal outline. Small loop set in centre of flower (petal outline obscured), and octagonal frame containing straight and curved spoked lines. Main decoration in low relief of scrolling flowers and 1 character (Wang family name). Ring of slightly flattened beading containing decoration. Dull greenish-brown colour, brassy at inscription, face brownish with red splotches. Not sharply cast.
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