Harvard Art Museums > 1984.216.C: Fragment of an Eight-Lobed Mirror with Relief Decoration of Two Phoenixes, a Qilin, and a Mythical Animal (one of four pieces that form an incomplete mirror) Mirrors Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Fragment of an Eight-Lobed Mirror with Relief Decoration of Two Phoenixes, a Qilin, and a Mythical Animal (one of four pieces that form an incomplete mirror) , 1984.216.C,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/201068. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1984.216.C Title Fragment of an Eight-Lobed Mirror with Relief Decoration of Two Phoenixes, a Qilin, and a Mythical Animal (one of four pieces that form an incomplete mirror) Classification Mirrors Work Type mirror fragment Date 8th century Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Tang dynasty, 618-907 Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/201068 Physical Descriptions Medium Cast bronze Dimensions L. 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Margot Warner Accession Year 1984 Object Number 1984.216.C Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Jaime Jouris, "Chinese Black Bronze Mirrors: A Preliminary Examination" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, May 1991), Unpublished, passim Susan Costello, "An Investigation of Early Chinese Bronze Mirrors at the Harvard University Art Museums" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, 2005), Unpublished, pp. 1-25 passim Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
