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Medium:
Cast bronze and applied gold plaque with repoussé, chased, and ring-punched decoration
Dimensions:
Diam x D: 22.1 x 1.7 cm (8 11/16 x 11/16 in)
Type:
Mirror
Origin:
China
Date:
late 7th-early 8th century
Period:
Early or mid-Tang dynasty
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Center of the World: China and the Silk Road (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)
Silk Road Exhibition (August 18 to December 25, 2011)
Silk Road Luxuries from China (November 5, 2011 to January 3, 2016)
Luxury Arts of the Silk Route Empires (May 9, 1993 to January 28, 2007)
Chinese Art (February 18, 1983 to April 1, 1987)
Chinese Art (March 15, 1982 to June 15, 1982)
Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)
Chinese Bronze, Jade, Metalwork (March 1, 1957 to January 1, 1963)
Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 14 and 15 (February 25, 1956 to March 1, 1957)
Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Metalwork and Painting, East Corridor (February 15, 1955 to August 26, 1955)
Special Mirror Exhibition (November 16, 1954 to February 25, 1955)
Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Art, 1946 (May 7, 1946 to February 25, 1956)
Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1944 (November 15, 1944 to May 6, 1946)
Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Metalwork, Pottery, and Painting (March 23, 1944 to May 2, 1946)
Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting and Metalwork, 1943 (October 4, 1943 to March 23, 1944)
Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Metalwork (March 14, 1931 to March 22, 1943)
Untitled Exhibition, Shahnama and Chinese Art (March 24, 1930 to May 5, 1933)
Topic:
casting  Search this
chasing  Search this
repoussé  Search this
punching  Search this
metal  Search this
bronze  Search this
Tang dynasty (618 - 907)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1930.45
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
On View:
Freer Gallery 16: Center of the World: China and the Silk Road
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
See more items in:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye398328e66-d53b-49c2-a416-110e66470ce0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1930.45