Fragment of a Ceramic Mold for Casting a Bronze Mirror with Stylized "Shan" Decor

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1948.3
Title: Fragment of a Ceramic Mold for Casting a Bronze Mirror with Stylized "Shan" Decor
Classification: Tools and Equipment
Work Type: mold
Date: 4th-3rd century BCE
Places: Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period: Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, 475-221 BCE
Culture: Chinese
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/203950

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Reddish-buff earthenware with molded impressions
Dimensions: H. 8.4 x W. 12.5 cm (3 5/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
Diam. of mirror 9 cm (3 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Mrs. Edward Norris (by 1948), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1948.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Edward Norris
Accession Year: 1948
Object Number: 1948.3
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Susan Costello, "An Investigation of Early Chinese Bronze Mirrors at the Harvard University Art Museums" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, 2005), Unpublished, pp. 1-25 passim

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