Lobed Mirror with a Tortoise Knob, Musician, and Phoenix

late 700s Diameter: 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.); Overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); Rim: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1995.369

The inscription on this mirror states it was one of a pair made of metals from the south, and placed in a jade box, perhaps alluding to a wedding gift. The meaning of its design is not entirely known, but may refer to the Daoist immortal Hou Jin, who played the qin (stringed i...

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संस्कृति
China, Tang dynasty (618-907)
तकनीक
bronze
माध्यम
bronze
विधा
Metalwork
विभाग
Chinese Art

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