Mirror with animal motifs and eight-character inscription / Artist Unknown, China
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- Accession Number
- 1974/1.168
- Title
- Mirror with animal motifs and eight-character inscription
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Medium and Support
- cast bronze with malachite and silver patina
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- China (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- China (nation)
- Credit Line
- The Oliver J. Todd Memorial Collection
- Dimensions
- 17.5 cm x 17.5 cm x 0.8 cm (6 7/8 in. x 6 7/8 in. x 5/16 in.)
- Century
- 2nd century BCE-2nd century CE
- Primary Object Classification
- Metalwork
- Primary Object Type
- mirror
- Secondary Object Classification
- Decorative Arts
- Physical Description
- bronze mirrorr with two columns of auspicious inscriptions for career promotion and healthy offsprings in eight characters separated by the central knob, which is, in turn, surrounded by stylized mystical animal motif on both side.
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- copper alloy
- copper and copper alloy
- descriptors
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- inorganic material
- mammals
- materials
- materials by composition
- metal
- metal and metal products
- metal by composition or origin
- nonferrous metal
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 887 x 901
- File Size
- 65 KB
- Record
- 1974/1.168
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"Mirror with animal motifs and eight-character inscription; Artist Unknown, China." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1974-sl-1.168/1974_1.168.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.