Harvard Art Museums > 2010.432: Circular Mirror with Decoration of Linked Arcs, Stylized Birds and Clouds, and TLV Pattern Set against a Plain Ground, and with an Eight-Character Auspicious Inscription 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 Mirror with Decoration of Linked Arcs, Stylized Birds and Clouds, and TLV Pattern Set against a Plain Ground, and with an Eight-Character Auspicious Inscription , 2010.432,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 17, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/315423. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2010.432 Title Circular Mirror with Decoration of Linked Arcs, Stylized Birds and Clouds, and TLV Pattern Set against a Plain Ground, and with an Eight-Character Auspicious Inscription Classification Mirrors Work Type mirror Date 2nd-1st century BCE Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Han dynasty, Western Han period, 206 BCE-9 CE Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/315423 Physical Descriptions Medium Cast bronze Dimensions Diam. 13.8 cm (5 7/16 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 2010.432 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. Descriptions Description Sixteen linked arcs raised in relief comprise the outer border of this circular mirror. The decorative field at the center includes: stylized birds in bead-and-thread-relief; TLV patterns with edges raised in slight relief; four bosses at the corners of a square that surrounds a quatrefoil and the round, hemi-spherical knob at the center. An eight-character inscription in thread-relief is arranged around the square. The bronze is very silvery, which implies a high tin content. There is a good deal of patina on the reflecting side of the mirror, containing both fabric pseudomorphs as well as actual textile remains. There are also localized areas of textile pseudomorphs on the decorated side of the mirror. Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or 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
