Mirror

Mirror. Cracked and mended. Surfaces: bright silvery patina with patches of green aerugo and earthy incrustation. Decoration: in relief.

Historical period(s)
Sui dynasty, 581-618
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Diam x D: 24.3 x 1.7 cm (9 9/16 x 11/16 in)
Geography
China
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Accession Number
F1929.18
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Metalwork, Mirror
Type

Mirror

Keywords
China, Sui dynasty (581 - 618)
Provenance

1929
Yamanaka and Company, New York 1929 [1]

From 1929
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Yamanaka and Company, New York in 1929 [2]

Notes:

[1] Object file, undated folder sheet. Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.

[2] See note 1.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Yamanaka and Co. 1917-1965

Description

Mirror. Cracked and mended. Surfaces: bright silvery patina with patches of green aerugo and earthy incrustation. Decoration: in relief.

Inscription(s)

1. (From original folder sheet note 2) (A.G. Wenley, 1961) Four-character inscription on box top [chn] indicated "mirror of a period later than Han dynasty."

Collection Area(s)
Chinese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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