Bronze Mirror with Floral Motifs
Unidentified Song Dynasty maker, Chinese, 960 - 1279
Song Dynasty, 960-1279
Bronze
Overall: 4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James Patterson Todd, in memory of Oliver Julian Todd
M.980.288.15
Geography
Place Made: China, East Asia, Asia
Period
1000-1400
Object Name
Personal Gear: Mirror
Research Area
Asia
On view
Exhibition History
Attitude of Coexistence: Non-humans in East Asian Art, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, November 16, 2024-June 29, 2025.
Provenance
Collected in China between 1919 and 1938 by Oliver J. Todd (1880-1974); given to his son, James P. Todd, Randolph Center, Vermont; given to present collection, 1980.
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