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Foliated bronze mirror with paired dragons and flying deities, high Tang dynasty, 7th-8th century

• Image Number: K1A000069N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Tang dynasty
• Category: Bronzes
• Function: 生活用器
• Material: 礦物/金屬/青銅
• Description:
  八瓣菱花形鏡，半球鈕。鏡鈕兩側各有一龍，呈雙龍抱珠之勢。四周為四組仙人乘騎，乘鳳仙人吹笙、騎獅仙人手持樹枝、駕鶴仙人捧桔、騎馬仙人持扇，每組仙騎之間為瑞花紋。外區略高，飾飛天仙人及啣綬鶴鳥，飛騰於祥雲間。全器紋飾排列有序，但內外區仙人反向繞行於空中的布局，呈現交錯的動態感。