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Source Description
The predominant motifs on this mirror, the lion and the grapevine, were both foreign to China. The popularity of this mirror type, which lasted until the fall of the Tang dynasty, demonstrates the cosmopolitan tastes of wealthy Chinese during this extremely prosperous and artistically vigorous period.
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108542
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Mirror
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object
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108542
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object
title
Mirror
description
The predominant motifs on this mirror, the lion and the grapevine, were both foreign to China. The popularity of this mirror type, which lasted until the fall of the Tang dynasty, demonstrates the cosmopolitan tastes of wealthy Chinese during this extremely prosperous and artistically vigorous period.
date
618–907
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q80057035
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Metalwork
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dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.)
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China, Tang dynasty (618–907)
accession
1926.248
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Mirror, 618–907. China, Tang dynasty (618–907). Bronze; diameter: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1926.248
collection
China - Tang Dynasty
citations
citation
Neils, Jenifer. “The Twain Shall Meet.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 72, no. 6 (October 1985): 326–59.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 345, fig. 35
creditline
Dudley P. Allen Fund
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2026-05-29 05:48:45.825000
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108542
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Chinese Art
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China - Tang Dynasty
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bronze
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