Mirror with hunting scene

8th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 207

On this mirror back, mounted archers take aim at a pair of ducks flying over a stylized mountain and parrots eat the fruit of a flowering vine.

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唐狩獵紋銅鏡
Title: Mirror with hunting scene
Period: Tang dynasty (618–907)
Date: 8th century
Culture: China
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: Diam. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
Classification: Mirrors
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1925
Object Number: 25.20.3
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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