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THBChinese Tang Dynasty Leaded Bronze Mirror
Lot 80a
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE, probably early in the period, ca. 7th to 8th century CE. A perfectly round mirror made of bronze with a high lead content to give it a silvery appearance. The mirror surface has been highly polished and is still quite smooth and reflective. The obverse has a molded decoration with intricate details and a raised knob handle pierced laterally - people probably carried these mirrors on cords kept inside their wide, long sleeves. These decorations are seated figures with birds and phoenixes surrounding them. A raised band of characters rings the exterior. Size: 4.5" W (11.4 cm)
Mirrors in ancient China served both practical and spiritual purposes. Bronze mirrors were also luxury goods that would have been expensive to produce and therefore to buy. During the Tang Dynasty, we see the first private workshops beginning, allowing the rising merchant class to purchase mirrors in addition to nobles. When placed in a tomb upon the chest of the deceased, as they often were, they were meant to protect the dead from evil spirits, who were frightened of being seen in reflection. In a similarly symbolic move, women carried "marriage mirrors" on their laps during their wedding procession; these were later hung over the marriage bed to repel evil spirits.
Provenance: private Ventura County, California, USA collection
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#148108Beautiful condition with polished surface well preserved. Light deposits on lower profile areas.Condition
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