Recently made bronze mirror, good heavy quality one with a very nicely detailed decoration. The bronze has been treated with special methods to give it a nice 'vintage-look'.
This Chinese mirror has a very ancient design. The style, with the central knob on the decorated backside and the Chinese symbolism is amongst the oldest known shamanic mirrors, dating back almost 4000 years. Mirrors like this were originally often made with the 'lost wax' bronze casting method. This style of mirror is still highly regarded nowadays, though they are nowadays of course mostly made with more modern production methods.
The decoration on this mirror is a replica of a motive that became very popular in the Chinese Sui dynasty (581-618 CE) and can nowadays still be found in Chinese, Siberian and Himalayan regions. It is a depiction of the Four Auspicious Beasts; mythological creatures that are guardians of the world and are associated with the four cardinal directions; the Azure Dragon of the East, the Vermillion Bird of the South, the White Tiger of the West and the Black Tortoise of the North. Mirrors such as these especially symbolize prosperity and longevity.
This mirror is 98 millimeters in diameter and weighs 197 grams.
Only one available.
Read more about the origin, design and usage of (shamanic) mirrors in the general description of our webshop collection "Mirrors and Melongs".
