Mirror
Artist: Unknown
On display
The so-called caoye (grass and leaf) mirror was one of the most popular designs in the period of the Western Han dynasty, decorated with symmetrically-placed clusters of stylised grasses and leaves. The square frieze in the centre, in common with other mirrors of this type, bears an inscription which reads: jian ri zhi guang fu le wei lai (as you look upon the light of the sun, wealth and pleasure lie ahead).
Details
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Mirror
- Date
- Western Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 24)
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- D: 13.9 cm.
- Reference
- CVCSC 0374.A
- Collection
- Chinese Bronzes