Mirror with Handle, Decorated with "Double Happiness" and Five Bats
c. 1800
Diameter: 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.); Overall: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.); Rim: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1995.401
This mirror bears a large character of xi 囍 ("double happiness," as in a marriage) as its principal decoration. Below that, a smaller inscription in a rectangular frame establishes the mirror maker's identity. Tang Wanheng 湯萬亨 must have enjoyed a lucrative trade and sufficient...
Artifact
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159219
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1995.401
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Terms
Culture
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
Technique
brass
Medium
brass
Genre
Metalwork
Department
Chinese Art
Relations
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