MirrorsChinese
Eight-Lobed Mirror with Relief Decoration of Two Phoenixes, a Galloping Qilin Bearing a Fruiting Grape Branch, and a Bird on a Fruiting Grape Branch
Tang or Ming dynasty, 8th century or 15th-early 17th century
Dimensions
Diam. 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.)
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