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Square Mirror with Two Phoenixes and Floral Sprays
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Square Mirror with Two Phoenixes and Floral Sprays

960–1127 · bronze

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The Chinese phoenix is known as Fenghuang, mythological birds in East Asian mythology that reign over all other birds.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineSquare Mirror with Two Phoenixes and Floral Sprays (雙鳳花枝方鏡), 960–1127. China, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). Bronze; overall: 0.8 x 16.2 cm (5/16 x 6 3/8 in.); rim: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.374
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