Mirror
| Object Number: | 29-25-3B |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Asia Galleries Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Chinese |
| Provenience: | China |
| Period: | Tang Dynasty |
| Date Made: | Tang Dynasty |
| Early Date: | 618 |
| Late Date: | 906 |
| Section: | Asian |
| Materials: | Silver Bronze |
| Technique: | Repousee |
| Iconography: | Lion |
| Credit Line: | Museum Purchase, 1929 |
| Other Number: | C 720 - Other Number |
Description
Silver and bronze mirror. The back is inlaid with a repousse sheet of silver, set into a heavy eight lobed bronze mirror. The main design is of six cavorting lions enclosed by tendrils. There is a larger lion for the knob. The ring is a matted and stamped background. The silver inset is old but bronze may be a recent casting.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Silk Road Highlights Supplement (10 Feb 2011) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Five Thousand Years of Vanity (06 Jan 1944 - 28 Feb 1944) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Chinese Bronze and Jade (Rotunda Case Exhibit) ( Jul 2001) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue] 1938. Chinese bronzes of the Shang (1766-1122 B.C.) through the Tang Dynasty (A.D. 618-906) : an exhibition lent by American collectors and museums and shown in gallery D6 from October 19 through November 27.. New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: No. 246 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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