Bronze mirror with auspicious lmagery of longevity, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)
- Image Number: K1A000053N000000000PAB
- Dynasty: Yuan dynasty
- Category: Bronzes
- Function: Household appliance
- Material: Mineral/Metal/Bronze
- Description:
Round mirror, animal shaped button. The mirror edge is towering. The mirror back is decorated with relief decoration of birthday theme. The main scene of the ornamentation is the Louque. Above it are the Antarctic fairies and bird fairies riding cranes, and below them are the birthday procession and miscellaneous treasures. Similar mirror shaped miscellaneous birthday celebration mirrors of the Yuan Dynasty were unearthed in Mengjin, Luoyang, Henan, Jiaxiang, Shandong and other places, which were popular in the Yuan Dynasty. The theme of longevity and auspiciousness was still popular in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
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