Title
TLV Mirror with Multiple Nipples, 9-23. Creator: Unknown.
Caption
TLV Mirror with Multiple Nipples, 9-23. The inscription in this mirror reads: A fine mirror it is, my making of it! I can show the ageless immortals up above. They wander over the earth and belittle the Four Oceans. They live as long as metal and stone, And are true protectors of our kingdom. These poetic lines suggest the reflective and magical qualities of the bronze mirror in the Chinese imagination. Besides reflecting the immortals, it illuminated the human soul so that it would be in tune with forces of yin and yang in Chinese cosmology.
Date
0
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Reference
HRM19G16_014
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
License type
Rights managed
Available size
120,6Mb (4,5Mb) / 23,4in x 20,0in / 7023 x 6000 (300dpi)