Mirror with Interlacing Floral Motifs and Twelve Zodiac Animals
late 500s–early 600s
Diameter: 15.4 cm (6 1/16 in.); Overall: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.); Rim: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1995.336
The design of this mirror consists of a central knob and a series of concentric circular bands. The innermost band contains an eight-word inscription, with phrasing typical of earlier mirrors found in the Sui and early Tang periods:The mirror's light shows the man inside. May...
Artifact
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159146
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accession
1995.336
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Terms
Culture
China, Sui dynasty (581-618)
Technique
bronze
Medium
bronze
Genre
Metalwork
Department
Chinese Art
Relations
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