Circular Mirror with Relief Decoration of a Peony Scroll
probably 12th century
Description
This circular bronze mirror has a plain outer border of medium width. The main decorated field is circular, slightly sunken, and bordered by a circle of tiny beads. The main field is filled with peony scrolls in relatively low relief. The reflecting side of the mirror has been highly polished, but bears localized areas of brown patina.
Dimensions
Diam. 21.8 cm (8 9/16 in.)
Provenance
Edmund Lin (1928-2006; Professor, Harvard Medical School), Boston; by bequest to the Harvard Art Museum
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