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Chinese bronze pots in a glass display cabinet in a museum setting

chinese Collection

Phoenix mirror

Artist: Unknown
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Mirrors were luxury items and status symbols of the privileged classes. Although they remained the preserve of the élite, by the time this mirror was produced they had become more widespread, and their ownership had broadened to include the rising merchant classes. The central design of this mirror features two phoenix, surrounded by motifs of insects and floral sprays.

Details

Artist
Unknown
Title
Phoenix mirror
Date
Tang dynasty (AD 618-906)
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
D: 16 cm.
Reference
CVCSC 0379.A
Collection
Chinese Bronzes
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