“Yiguan” Bronze Mirror Decorated with Confronting Dragons, late Eastern Han to Wei period, 3rd century
- Image Number: K1A001965N000000000PAB
- Dynasty: Eastern Han dynasty
- Category: Bronzes
- Function: Household appliance
- Material: Mineral/Metal/Bronze
- Description:
Round mirror, hemispherical button, the main pattern is two relief dragon patterns facing each other, and there are two characters “suitable for official” between the dragon heads. The outer ring is composed of two rings of grate and one ring of double line ripple. Triangular bevel. The dragon with a single horn may be the “Tianlu” mythical beast recorded in the literature, and it is a popular auspicious animal pattern on bronze mirrors from the New Mang to the Wei and Jin Dynasties.
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