Mirror
About 8th century A.D.
Medium/TechniqueBronze with decoration of animals, and birds with grapevines
DimensionsDiameter: 10.8cm (4 1/4in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number20.732
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ProvenancePurchased from the Estate of Okakura Kakuzo. Most likely purchased by Okakura Kakuzo in China in 1912, when he purchased many Chinese mirrors for the MFA.
581–618 A.D.
about A.D. 700
8th century A.D.
1644–1911
early 18th century
19th century
mid-19th century
possibly 15th century
19th century