“Fushou jia’an” foliated bronze mirror, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)
- Image Number: K1A000043N000000000PAB
- Dynasty: Northern Song dynasty
- Category: Bronzes
- Function: Household appliance
- Material: Mineral/Metal/Bronze
- Description:
Eight petal rhombus shaped mirror with hemispherical button. The pattern on the back of the mirror is a double circle inscription. The inscription on the inner circle is “Fu Shou Jia An”, with a longevity character between each character. The inscription on the outer circle has eight characters: “Qing Su’s successor will always use the treasure.” The same mirror was unearthed in a tomb of the late Northern Song Dynasty in Suiping County, Henan Province. In Yuan people’s “Plum Blossom Lady” collected in the courtyard (legend), the beauty hand-held mirror is very similar to this mirror.
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