Harvard Art Museums > 1943.52.171: Circular "Shenshou" (Deity and Beast) Mirror with Relief Decoration of the Daoist Deities Xiwangmu and Dongwanggong and Fantastic Creatures, All within a Border of Alternating Semicircles and Faux Seal Impressions 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"Circular "Shenshou" (Deity and Beast) Mirror with Relief Decoration of the Daoist Deities Xiwangmu and Dongwanggong and Fantastic Creatures, All within a Border of Alternating Semicircles and Faux Seal Impressions , 1943.52.171,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/204357. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1943.52.171 Title Circular "Shenshou" (Deity and Beast) Mirror with Relief Decoration of the Daoist Deities Xiwangmu and Dongwanggong and Fantastic Creatures, All within a Border of Alternating Semicircles and Faux Seal Impressions Classification Mirrors Work Type mirror Date 1st-early 3rd century Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Han dynasty, Eastern Han period, 25-220 CE Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/204357 Physical Descriptions Medium Cast bronze Dimensions Diam. 14 cm (5 1/2 in.) Weight 476 g Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop Accession Year 1943 Object Number 1943.52.171 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions THIS WORK MAY NOT BE LENT BY THE TERMS OF ITS ACQUISITION TO THE HARVARD ART MUSEUMS. 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Examination" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, May 1991), Unpublished, passim Susan Costello, "An Investigation of Early Chinese Bronze Mirrors at the Harvard University Art Museums" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, 2005), Unpublished, pp. 1-25 passim Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete.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
