Mirror stand with animals decoration, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)-China Archive

Image Number: K1C000441N000000000PAD
Dynasty: Qing dynasty
Category: Jades
Function: Household appliance
Material: Minerals/Jade Jewelry/Jade
Description:
This stage was originally used to store Jingren Palace in the Forbidden City. It is made of red sandalwood and decorated with typical antique animal patterns of the Qing Dynasty. It is inlaid with a transparent jasper carving bracket, and the patterns are rich in themes of Zhou, Han and Qing Dynasties. The center is a double body dragon pattern of the Zhou Dynasty, with a pair of bat wings popular in the Qing Dynasty on the back. The lowest part is in the form of mountains and rocks, on which abundant clouds emanate and blend with the overturned dragon body. Precious birds and animals play in it, which has the immortal atmosphere of Boshan in the Han Dynasty. The lower two looking back magpies form the mirror holder for hanging the mirror. The wooden base is provided with a detachable back plate, which can be stored in the copper mirror when it is not in use. The bronze mirror equipped with the mirror stand is a mirror with imitation Han continuous arc pattern. Hemisphere button, four petal bead pattern button seat, with a jade tube on the button rope. The imitation Chinese mirror inscription around the outer ring is poorly made and difficult to distinguish. The similar mirror platform was first seen in the Yongzheng Dynasty’s “Yinzhen Beauty Painting. Ancient Meditation”. book