Sujet
Bronze mirror decorated with six different animals, Eastern Han dynasty, China, early 3rd century. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Bronze mirror decorated with six different animals, Eastern Han dynasty, China, early 3rd century. A bronze mirror with finely cast dragon under the circular knob in the centre. The broad flat border is cast with five other animals: an ox lying on its back its front feet in the air, a hare with its head with long ears turned towards its rear, a deer, a phoenix and a bear its arms displayed and holding two circular hoops. The animals are separated by scrolling decoration possibly representing clouds.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art
Date
200e siècle
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B74_304
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
18,2Mo (710,6Ko) / 19,0cm x 24,0cm / 2246 x 2833 (300dpi)