Harvard Art Museums > 1919.113: Octofoil Mirror with Relief Decoration of Two Birds, Leonine Beasts, and Blossoming Plants, the Border with Butterflies and Blossoming Plants 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"Octofoil Mirror with Relief Decoration of Two Birds, Leonine Beasts, and Blossoming Plants, the Border with Butterflies and Blossoming Plants , 1919.113,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/210205. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1919.113 Title Octofoil Mirror with Relief Decoration of Two Birds, Leonine Beasts, and Blossoming Plants, the Border with Butterflies and Blossoming Plants Classification Mirrors Work Type mirror Date 8th century Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Tang dynasty, 618-907 Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/210205 Physical Descriptions Medium Cast bronze Dimensions Diam. 18.7 cm (7 3/8 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Hervey E. Wetzel Accession Year 1919 Object Number 1919.113 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Examination" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, May 1991), Unpublished, passim Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete.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
