Bronze mirror [.1] with stand in form of kylin (dragon) [.2] with wooden stand [.3]

Collection type: Object
Description: Bronze mirror [.1] with stand in form of kylin (dragon) [.2] with wooden stand [.3]
Long description: Description taken from Conservation Card by Robert Pearce 18/06/2002 - [Referring to treatment on .1] Bronze mirror [.1] with stand in form of kylin (dragon) [.2] with wooden stand [.3]. Cast Cu alloy mirror stand in the form of a kylin. Horse's body, dragon's head scaly skin all over. Mirror in centre of a kylin's back, on a curved piece of Cu alloy. The back of the mirror rests against a 'plaque' fixed to the back of the animal (behind curved Cu alloy piece) while the front of the mirror is prevented from slipping forward by another similar plaque fixed in situ. (Robert Pearce 18/06/2002) [LKG 02/04/2009]
Geographical reference: China
Asia > Eastern Asia > China
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Sarah Constance Silver; PRM source Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Date / Period: Date made: 700-800
Date collected: By 1906
Acquisition information: Donated: 03/1906
Materials and processes: Material Bronze Metal, Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Cast
Dimensions: Diameter: max 240 mm, Length: max 440 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1906.20.244.1 Accession number: 1906.20.244.2 Accession number: 1906.20.244.3