2010.440: Circular Mirror with Relief Decoration of a Peony Scroll
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2010.440
- Title
- Circular Mirror with Relief Decoration of a Peony Scroll
- Classification
- Mirrors
- Work Type
- mirror
- Date
- probably 12th century
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, China
- Period
- Song dynasty, 960-1279
- Culture
- Chinese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/315415
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Cast bronze
- Dimensions
- Diam. 21.8 cm (8 9/16 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
-
Edmund Lin (1928-2006; Professor, Harvard Medical School), Boston; by bequest to the Harvard Art Museum
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Edmund Chi Chien Lin
- Accession Year
- 2010
- Object Number
- 2010.440
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- This circular bronze mirror has a plain outer border of medium width. The main decorated field is circular, slightly sunken, and bordered by a circle of tiny beads. The main field is filled with peony scrolls in relatively low relief. The reflecting side of the mirror has been highly polished, but bears localized areas of brown patina.
Verification Level
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