COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
ASIA.1979.119
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ASIA.1979.119
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
1998
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1998
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
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Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
Creator Nationality
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Creator Name-CRT:
Chinese
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Chinese
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Mirror
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Mirror
Title
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View:
Full view
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Full view
View
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Creation Date:
Tang period, c. 8th century
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Tang period, c. 8th century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
700
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700
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
799
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799
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Bronze with gold and silver inlays in lacquer
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Bronze with gold and silver inlays in lacquer
Materials and Techniques
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Classification Term:
Metalwork
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Metalwork
Classification Term
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Creation Place:
North China, reportedly found in Henan Province
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North China, reportedly found in Henan Province
Creation Place
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Dimensions:
H. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm); W. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)
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H. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm); W. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
Asia Society
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Asia Society
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
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New York, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1979.119
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1979.119
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Asia Society: The Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection
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Asia Society: The Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection
Credit Line
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.asiasociety.org"target="_new">http://www.asiasociety.org</a>
Rights
false
Context:
Although gold and silver in the form of hammered fragments had been used as inlay on bronzes as early as the Shang and Zhou dynasties (c. 1700-221 BCE), during the subsequent Han and Northern and Southern dynasties these metals were only occasionally used for jewelry and other types of ornament. It was not until the Tang dynasty (618-906) that a large number of functional objects made of or decorated with gold and silver were made. This bronze mirror is an example of Tang metalwork. Cut from individual pieces of gold and silver foil, the birds, flowers, insects, plants, and decorative motifs that embellish the back were inlaid into a lacquer base and then covered with an additional layer of lacquer to keep them in place. While this method of inlaying can be traced to the Han period (206 BCE-CE 220), the plants and birds in this design are typically Tang.
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Although gold and silver in the form of hammered fragments had been used as inlay on bronzes as early as the Shang and Zhou dynasties (c. 1700-221 BCE), during the subsequent Han and Northern and Southern dynasties these metals were only occasionally used for jewelry and other types of ornament. It was not until the Tang dynasty (618-906) that a large number of functional objects made of or decorated with gold and silver were made. This bronze mirror is an example of Tang metalwork. Cut from individual pieces of gold and silver foil, the birds, flowers, insects, plants, and decorative motifs that embellish the back were inlaid into a lacquer base and then covered with an additional layer of lacquer to keep them in place. While this method of inlaying can be traced to the Han period (206 BCE-CE 220), the plants and birds in this design are typically Tang.
Context
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Related Document Description:
Asia Society. Handbook of the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection. New York: Asia Society, [1981], p. 56.
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Asia Society. <I>Handbook of the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection.</I> New York: Asia Society, [1981], p. 56.
Related Document Description
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Related Document Description:
Lee, Sherman E. Asian Art: Selections from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd--Part II. New York: Asia Society, 1975, pp. 39, 95, 96.
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Lee, Sherman E. <I>Asian Art: Selections from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd--Part II.</I> New York: Asia Society, 1975, pp. 39, 95, 96.
Related Document Description
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Related Image Identifier Link:
ASIA.1979.119.a.tif
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ASIA.1979.119.a.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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