Phoenix mirror
Artist: Unknown
On display
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