Octafoil-shaped Mirror Featuring Ci Fei, the Dragon Slayer
900s–1300s
Diameter: 17.2 cm (6 3/4 in.); Overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.); Rim: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
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https://clevelandart.org/art/1995.376
The mythical hero Ci Fei and his victory during his travel through the Yangzi River is depicted on this eight-lobbed mirror. He raises his sword in order to attack sea monsters. On the top, a large inscription in seal script reads “Great and Resplendent is the Heaven.” The mir...
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159190
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en
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import
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1995.376
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