Fine Antique Chinese Bronze Mirror

Item Details

A finely cast antique Chinese bronze mirror. The mirror displays a peaked scalloped edge and embossed design featuring Bodhidharma crossing the Yangtze river. Bodhidharma was a 5th or 6th century Indian monk who is traditionally considered as the transmitter of Chan (Zen) Buddhism to China. The reverse of the mirror displays a flat polished surface. A thin red red cord, not original to the mirror, is laced through the central boss. The previous museum’s inventory number is present on the polished side of the mirror. 1938.0294

Provenance
Collected in the late 19th and early 20th century and donated to a Private Midwestern Institution in 1938
Sold to enhance and preserve the Institution’s mission-relevant Collections

Condition

- consistent with age; corrosion and markings throughout, cord not original to piece

Dimensions

Item #

17COL077-320