Mirror with Three Pairs of Bixie around a Loti-form Knob
mid-600s
Diameter: 17.6 cm (6 15/16 in.); Overall: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.); Rim: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.)
Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1995.335
The casting of this mirror is precise. The central knob is surrounded by 16 petals to assume the appearance of a lotus blossom. In the inner circle, the three pairs of bixie, mythological animals, are displayed in fuller relief and sense of organic coordination than animals in...
Artifact
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159145
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en
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accession
1995.335
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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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