Mirror
Huzhou was a center of bronze mirror production from the Song through the Qing dynasty. This eight-lobed mirror is a classic type from Huzhou that recalls the forms of contemporary ceramics, lacquers, and silver ware. The mark on the back reads: “Authentic mirror by the twenty-second uncle of the Shi family from Huzhou.” The word “authentic” is a testimony to the robust demand for these objects in a market in which imitations had already become common.
Artwork Details
- 宋 湖州石念二叔銅鏡
- Title: Mirror
- Period: Song dynasty (960–1127)
- Date: 12th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Copper alloy
- Dimensions: Diam. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
- Classification: Mirrors
- Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, 1912
- Object Number: 12.39.1
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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