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Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Miniature mirror
Photo: Elizabeth Mann

Miniature mirror

Dateearly 8th century
Object number38.12
Photo CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann
Exhibition HistoryDayton, Ohio, Dayton Art Institute, Chinese Gold and Silver from the Tang Dynasty in American Collections, Nov. 3, 1984 - Sept. 22, 1985 (New York, New York, Cooper-Hewitt Museum, Feb. 5 - Apr. 21, 1985; Northampton, Massachusetts, George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, June 1 - July 14, 1985; and Birmingham Museum of Art). Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing.
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions1/4 in. (0.6 cm) Diam.: 1 7/8 in.
MediumBronze with gilt and silver decoration
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