Mirror with a Coiling Dragon
https://clevelandart.org/art/1995.367
Cast in high-tin and low-lead bronze by the lost wax method, this mirror has a dark and lustrous patina known as heiqigu (literally, “black lacquer antique”). It bears a design of a coiling dragon among trailing clouds. With a small, elongated head connecting to an S-curve of...
Artifact
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159180
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en
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1995.367
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| largeImageUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1995.367/1995.367_web.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1995.367/1995.367_web.jpg |
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Terms
Culture
China, Tang dynasty (618-907)
Technique
bronze
Medium
bronze
Genre
Metalwork
Department
Chinese Art
Relations
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