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  5. Bronze mirrors 铜镜

Bronze mirrors 铜镜

Bronze mirror. Eastern Zhou dynasty, 5th–3rd century BCE. 铜镜 东周,公元前5世纪至前3世纪 Diam: 16.8 cm. (6 5/8 in.). Singer catalogue number: 618.

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Bronze mirror. Eastern Zhou dynasty, 5th–3rd century BCE. 铜镜 东周,公元前5世纪至前3世纪 Diam: 13.3 cm. (5 1/4 in.). Singer catalogue number: 619.

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Bronze mirror. Eastern Zhou dynasty, 4th century BCE. 铜镜 东周,公元前4世纪 Diam: 11.4 cm. (4 1/2 in.). Singer catalogue number: 620.

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Bronze mirror. Eastern Zhou dynasty, 4th–3rd century BCE. 铜镜 东周,公元前4世纪至前3世纪 Diam: 11.9 cm. (4 11/16 in.). Singer catalogue number: 622.

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Bronze mirror. Eastern Zhou dynasty, 3rd century BCE. 铜镜 东周,公元前3世纪 Diam: 19 cm. (7 1/2 in.). Singer catalogue number: 624.

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Bronze mirror with silver back. Tang dynasty, 9th–10th century. 银背铜镜 唐代,公元9世纪至10世纪 Diam: 9.3 cm. (3 11/16 in.). Singer catalogue number: 1418.

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Bronze mirror. Tang dynasty, 7th–9th century. 铜镜 唐代,公元7世纪至9世纪 Diam: 7.6 cm. (2 15/16 in.). Singer catalogue number: 1415.

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Bronze mirror with applied silver decoration. Tang dynasty, 7th century. 贴银铜镜 唐代,公元7世纪 Diam: 19 cm. (7 1/2 in.). Singer catalogue number: 1414.

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Bronze mirror. Tang dynasty, 7th century. 铜镜 唐代,公元7世纪 Diam: 12.1 cm. (4 3/4 in.). Singer catalogue number: 1411.

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Bronze mirror. Tang dynasty, 7th century. 铜镜 唐代,公元7世纪 Diam: 13.1 cm. (5 1/8 in.). Singer catalogue number: 1408.

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Bronze mirror with gilt silver back. Tang dynasty, 8th century. 鎏银背铜镜 唐代,公元8世纪 Diam: 17.9 cm. (7 in.). Singer catalogue number: 1407.

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Bronze mirror with gilt silver back. Tang dynasty, 619–907. 鎏银背铜镜 唐代,公元619至907年 直径:6 厘米(2 5/16 英寸) Diam: 6 cm. (2 5/16 in.) Singer catalogue number: 1405.

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Bronze mirror. Tang dynasty, 8th century. 铜镜 唐代,公元8世纪 Diam: 15.6 cm. (6 1/8 in.). Singer catalogue number: 1404.

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Bronze mirror with gilt silver back. Tang dynasty, 8th century. 鎏金银背铜镜 唐代,公元8世纪 Diam: 6.3 cm. (2 1/2 in.). Singer catalogue number: 1401.

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Bronze mirror with handle. Song dynasty, 960–1279. 带柄铜镜 宋代, 公元960至1279年 直径:24 厘米(7 7/16 英寸) Diam: 24 cm. (9 7/16 in.). Singer catalogue number: 1588.

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Bronze mirror with handle. Southern Song–Yuan dynasty, 12th–13th century. 带柄铜镜 南宋至元代, 公元12世纪至13世纪 Diam: 13.4 cm. (5 1/4 in.); L. with handle: 25.1 cm. (9 7/8 in.). Singer catalogue number: 1587.

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Bronze mirror. Song dynasty, 11th–12th century. 铜镜 宋代, 公元11世纪至12世纪 Diam: 16 cm. (6 1/4 in.). Singer catalogue number: 1586.

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Bronze square mirror. Tang dynasty, 7th century. 方形铜镜 唐代,公元7世纪 H: 13 cm. (5 1/8 in.). Singer catalogue number: 1399.

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Bronze square mirror. Tang dynasty, 8th century. 方形铜镜 唐代,公元8世纪 H: 13.5 cm. (5 3/8 in.). Singer catalogue number: 1398.

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Bronze square mirror. Tang dynasty, 8th century. 方形铜镜 唐代,公元8世纪 H: 11.6 cm. (4 9/16 in.). Singer catalogue number: 1397.

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Bronze mirror. Sui dynasty, 589–618. 铜镜 隋代,公元589至618年 直径:21.6 厘米(8 1/2 英寸) Diam: 21.6 cm. (8 1/2 in.). Singer catalogue number: 1190.

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Bronze mirror. Eastern Han dynasty, 1st century CE. 铜镜 东汉,公元1世纪 Diam: 11.6 cm. (4 1/2 in.). Singer catalogue number: 1027.

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Bronze mirror. Eastern Han dynasty, 1st century CE. 铜镜 东汉,公元1世纪 Diam: 6.4 cm. (2 1/2 in.). Singer catalogue number: 1026.

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Bronze mirror with bird design. Eastern Han dynasty, probably 1st century CE. 鸟纹铜镜 东汉,可能1世纪 Diam: 10 cm. (3 15/16 in.). Singer catalogue number: 1025.

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Bronze mirror. Western Han–Eastern Han dynasty, 1st century BCE–1st century CE. 铜镜 西汉至东汉,公元前1世纪晚期至前1世纪 Diam: 13.9 cm. (5 7/16 in.). Singer catalogue number: 1022.

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Bronze mirror. Western Han–Eastern Han dynasty, 1st century BCE–1st century CE. 铜镜 西汉至东汉,公元前1世纪晚期至前1世纪 Diam: 18.9 cm. (7 7/16 in.). Singer catalogue number: 1020.

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Bronze mirror. Western Han–Eastern Han dynasty, 1st century BCE–1st century CE. 铜镜 西汉至东汉,公元前1世纪晚期至前1世纪 Diam: 14.4 cm. (5 5/8 in.). Singer catalogue number: 1018.

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Bronze mirror. Western Han–Eastern Han dynasty, 1st century BCE–1st century CE. 铜镜 西汉至东汉,公元前1世纪至前1世纪 Diam: 18.5 cm. (7 1/4 in.). Singer catalogue number: 1016.

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Bronze mirror. Western Han dynasty, 3rd–1st century BCE. 铜镜 西汉至东汉,公元前3世纪至前1世纪 Diam: 7.3 cm. (2 7/8 in.). Singer catalogue number: 1012.

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Bronze mirror. Western Han dynasty, 2nd century BCE. 铜镜 西汉,公元前2世纪 Diam: 18.2 cm. (7 1/8 in.). Singer catalogue number: 1011.

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Bronze mirror. Western Han dynasty, 1st century BCE. 铜镜 西汉,公元前1世纪 Diam: 15.9 cm. (6 1/4 in.). Singer catalogue number: 1009.

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Bronze mirror. Western Han dynasty, 1st century BCE. 铜镜 西汉,公元前1世纪 Diam: 13.6 cm. (5 3/8 in.). Singer catalogue number: 1008.

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Bronze mirror. Western Han dynasty, 2nd–1st century BCE. 铜镜 西汉,公元前2世纪至前1世纪 Diam: 12.4 cm. (4 7/8 in.). Singer catalogue number: 1007.

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Bronze mirror. Western Han dynasty, 3rd–2nd century BCE. 铜镜 西汉,公元前3世纪至前2世纪 Diam: 10.2 cm. (4 in.). Singer catalogue number: 1006.

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Bronze mirror. Western Han dynasty, late 2nd–1st century BCE. 铜镜 西汉,公元前2世纪晚期至前1世纪 Diam: 7.2 cm. (2 13/16 in.). Singer catalogue number: 1005.

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Bronze mirror. Eastern Zhou–Western Han dynasty, 3rd–2nd century BCE. 铜镜 东周至西周,公元前3世纪至前2世纪 Diam: 12.4 cm. (4 7/8 in.). Singer catalogue number: 625.

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Bronze mirror with silver back. Sui–Tang dynasty, 7th century. 银背铜镜 隋代至唐代, 7世纪 Diam: 13 cm. (5 1/8 in.). Singer catalogue number: 1189.

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Bronze mirror. Late Eastern Han dynasty, 2nd–3rd century CE. 铜镜 东汉晚期,公元2世纪至3世纪 Diam: 19.9 cm. (7 13/16 in.). Singer catalogue number: 1034.

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Bronze mirror. Eastern Han dynasty, 1st–3rd century CE. 铜镜 东汉,公元1世纪至3世纪 Diam: 19.7 cm. (7 3/4 in.). Singer catalogue number: 1033.

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Bronze mirror. Eastern Han dynasty, 1st–2nd century CE. 铜镜 东汉,公元1世纪至2世纪 Diam: 11.9 cm. (4 11/16 in.). Singer catalogue number: 1032.

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Bronze mirror. Eastern Han dynasty, 3rd century CE. 铜镜 东汉,公元3世纪 Diam: 14 cm. (5 1/2 in.). Singer catalogue number: 1031.

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Bronze mirror. Western Han dynasty, 2nd century BCE. 铜镜 西汉,公元前2世纪 Diam: 10.5 cm. (4 1/8 in.). Singer catalogue number: 1030.

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