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...
Artifact
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1995.369
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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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