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Mirror with Phoenixes, Birds, Butterflies, and Floral Sprays

Mirror with Phoenixes, Birds, Butterflies, and Floral Sprays

TitleMirror with Phoenixes, Birds, Butterflies, and Floral Sprays
Date700s
Mediumbronze with silver and gold inlaid lacquer
ClassificationMetalwork
OriginChina, Tang dynasty (618-907)

Themes: Ornithological plates

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“Mirror with Phoenixes, Birds, Butterflies, and Floral Sprays” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 700s. It is executed in bronze with silver and gold inlaid lacquer and classified as metalwork. In this archive it sits within the ornithological plates tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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Rights: Public domain (CC0).

This work is in the public domain. You may download the image and use it for any purpose — personal or commercial — without permission or payment. No attribution is legally required.

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