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Lobed bronze mirror with phoenixes, dragon, and auspicious flowers, middle Tang dynasty, 8th century

• Image Number: K1A000057N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Tang dynasty
• Category: Bronzes
• Function: 生活用器
• Material: 礦物/金屬/青銅
• Description:
  八瓣葵花形鏡，半球鈕。內區浮雕主紋由龍鳳構成。鏡鈕兩側為相對的展翅舞鳳，佇立在連枝蓮花上。鏡鈕上方為騰龍紋，周圍襯以祥雲。每瓣鏡緣內均有浮雕紋飾，如折枝蓮葉、啣綬飛鳥、小鳥逐蝶等。對鳥形式的紋飾佈局已多見於盛唐時期，騰龍紋及葵瓣形鏡則主要流行於唐代中期。