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TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
Details
A BRONZE OCTALOBED MIRROR
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
Of kuihua (sunflower) shape, the mirror is well cast in the main field with a three-clawed dragon shown amidst clouds as it turns its head around to grasp the 'pearl', which is formed by the knob, below a raised border and alternating insects and flower sprigs in the lobed outer field. The patina is of mottled black and silver color. Together with a bronze circular mirror, Tang dynasty, which is cast in relief with a phoenix and three other birds separated by flower stems and insects.
6¾ and 6 in. (17.2 and 15.3 cm.) across (2)
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
Of kuihua (sunflower) shape, the mirror is well cast in the main field with a three-clawed dragon shown amidst clouds as it turns its head around to grasp the 'pearl', which is formed by the knob, below a raised border and alternating insects and flower sprigs in the lobed outer field. The patina is of mottled black and silver color. Together with a bronze circular mirror, Tang dynasty, which is cast in relief with a phoenix and three other birds separated by flower stems and insects.
6¾ and 6 in. (17.2 and 15.3 cm.) across (2)
Provenance
Raymond A. Bidwell (1876-1954) Collection.
The Springfield Museums, Springfield, Massachusetts, accessioned in 1962.
The Springfield Museums, Springfield, Massachusetts, accessioned in 1962.
Literature
Octalobed mirror: Catalogue of the International Exhbition of Chinese Art, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1935-36, no. 668. The Raymond A. Bidwell Collection of Chinese Bronzes and Ceramics, Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1965, pp. 58-59.
Exhibited
Octalobed mirror: London, Royal Academy of Arts, International Exhibition of Chinese Art, 1935-36, no. 668.
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