1-621-036 - The Museum of East Asian Art/Heritage Images

Bronze mirror decorated with six different animals, Eastern Han dynasty, China, early 3rd century. A bronze mirror with finely cast dragon under the circular knob in the centre. The broad flat border is cast with five other animals: an ox lying on its back its front feet in the air, a hare with its head with long ears turned towards its rear, a deer, a phoenix and a bear its arms displayed and holding two circular hoops. The animals are separated by scrolling decoration possibly representing clouds.