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"Mingxin" bronze mirror decorated with mythical animals, Sui to early Tang dynasty, 7th century

• Image Number: K1A000041N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Sui dynasty
• Category: Bronzes
• Function: 生活用器
• Material: 礦物/金屬/青銅
• Description:
  圓形鏡，半球鈕，圓鈕座。鏡緣高聳。鏡背紋飾以高起的弦紋分為內外兩區。內區為四隻互相追逐的瑞獸，形態生動，為隋代瑞獸向唐代獅子造型過渡的代表。外區為楷書銘文一周：「賞得秦王鏡，判不惜千金。非關欲照膽，特是自明心。」內外區的外圍環以鋸齒紋。