Miroir, M.C. 9347(2)

Date of production: between 618 and 907 dating in century: 8th century type(s) of object(s): china name(s): mirror materials and techniques: bronze place(s) of execution/realization: china dimensions - artwork: height: 11. 9cm width: 11. 9cm thickness: 2. 6cm description: square mirror in silvered bronze, with tenon in the center. Iconographic description: decorated with stylized landscapes, arranged around two diagonally crossed bands, each side of which has an animal - monkey or bird flying in mountains with sharp peaks; the remaining four triangular areas are filled with stylized nature elements - lotus flowers and waters - with ducks. Themes / subjects / places represented: monkey, duck, lotus date of acquisition: 28–12–1967 institution: cernuschi museum, museum of asian arts of the city of paris inventory number: m. C. 9347. Date: Entre 618 et 907.