唐 蛟龍紋銅鏡 |Mirror with dragon

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8th–9th century · Bronze · Asian Art

A dragon’s twisting form animates the back of this mirror. The animal splays its limbs around the perimeter and clenches the central boss in its jaws, reflecting a stylistic change in the eighth century, when pictorial designs gradually replaced symmetrical schematic patterns.

Artist

Unknown

Date

8th–9th century

Medium

Bronze

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 1988