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- Four-lobed Mirror with a Pair of Phoenixes
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Four-lobed Mirror with a Pair of Phoenixes
- Museum No.
- EK259-3
Photo No：506-12411
Color type：Color
| Title | Four-lobed Mirror with a Pair of Phoenixes |
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| Designation | |
| Artist | |
| Category | Metalwork (E), Bronze Mirrors |
| Country | China |
| Period | Song Liao |
| Century | 10th～11th |
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| Materials | |
| Dimensions | Height 15.5cm Rim height 0.5cm Width 15.7cm |
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Mirrors with four-lobed corners were first made in the late Tang dynasty (618-907) in China, and became popular during the Five Dynasties (907-960). A pair of phoenixes on the back of this work has big crests and long trains. This mirror is probably from the Liao dynasty (916-1125), but decorating mirrors with four-lobed corners were very rare during the Liao dynasty. Mirrors excavated from tombs in the northeastern part of China are often decorated with such designs.
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