Mirror with Flowers and Birds in Gold and Silver Cutouts over a Lacquer Base

mid-700s

Maker Unknown

Chinese Art

Mirror with Flowers and Birds in Gold and Silver Cutouts over a Lacquer Base, mid-700s. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Bronze with gold and silver cutouts; diameter: 16.8 cm (6 5/8 in.); overall: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.); rim: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1999.217

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Metalwork
Formatted Medium: bronze with gold and silver cutouts
Medium: bronze, gold, silver, cutouts
Dimensions: Diameter: 16.8 cm (6 5/8 in.); Overall: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.); Rim: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
Departments: Chinese Art
Accession Number: 1999.217
Credit Line: Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
Exhibitions: Circles of Reflection: The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors
Rights Statement: CC0