14 février 2024
Mirror with dragon, Tang dynasty (618–907), 8th–9th century
Mirror with dragon, Tang dynasty (618–907), 8th–9th century. Bronze. Diam. 17.2 cm. Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 1988, 1988.149. © 2000–2024 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
A dragon’s twisting form animates the back of this mirror. The animal splays its limbs around the perimeter and clenches the central boss in its jaws, reflecting a stylistic change in the eighth century, when pictorial designs gradually replaced symmetrical schematic patterns.
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