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"Mingxin" bronze mirror decorated with auspicious flowers, early Tang dynasty, 7th century

• Image Number: K1A000042N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Tang dynasty
• Category: Bronzes
• Function: 生活用器
• Material: 礦物/金屬/青銅
• Description:
  圓形鏡，半球鈕。花瓣形鈕座配以座外細密的花蕊，宛如綻放的花朵。鏡背紋飾以高起的弦紋分為內外兩區。內區為連綿的花朵，每組由三個浮雕花瓣構成。外區飾楷書銘文一周：「賞得秦王鏡，判不惜千金。非關欲照膽，特是自明心。」全器銀白皎潔，鑄作精美，流麗的花紋充滿動感。