Medium:

Cast bronze and applied silver plaque with repoussé, chased, and ring-punched decoration and mercury gilding

Dimensions:

Diam x D: 24.7 x 1.6 cm (9 3/4 x 5/8 in)

Type:

Mirror

Origin:

China

Date:

late 7th–first half of the 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)

Topic:

casting  Search this

gilding  Search this

chasing  Search this

repoussé  Search this

punching  Search this

metal  Search this

bronze  Search this

flower  Search this

phoenix  Search this

lion  Search this

horse  Search this

Tang dynasty (618 - 907)  Search this

China  Search this

Chinese Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Accession Number:

F1954.22

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

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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/ye3dea065b0-e377-4361-9357-b275ac4034a7

EDAN-URL:

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