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Circular Mirror with Well-Articulated Rim and Decoration of Two Pairs of Bowstring Lines
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A well-articulated, concave lip borders the periphery of this circular mirror; the mirror's slightly countersunk back is flat and unembellished, save for two concentric pairs of intaglio bowstring lines that encircle small, hemispherical central boss (from which a silk cord would have been attached for holding the mirror or for attaching it to a mirror stand). The reflecting face of the mirror is flat and undecorated. A thin but even, celadon-green patina covers the mirror's decorated back; the same patina originally covered the reflecting face, though portions of that patina has been scraped away in modern times.
Department of Asian Art
[through ? Korea mid 1960s]; to Jerry Lee Musslewhite (mid 1960s-2009); to Estate of Jerry Lee Musslewhite (2009-2010) sold; to Harvard Art Museums 2010.
NOTE: Jerry Lee Musslewhite was an employee of the U.S. Department of Defense who worked in the Republic of Korea from 1965 to 1969.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Purchase through the generosity of Alan J. and Suzanne W. Dworsky
Title: Circular Mirror with Well-Articulated Rim and Decoration of Two Pairs of Bowstring Lines
Description:
A well-articulated, concave lip borders the periphery of this circular mirror; the mirror's slightly countersunk back is flat and unembellished, save for two concentric pairs of intaglio bowstring lines that encircle small, hemispherical central boss (from which a silk cord would have been attached for holding the mirror or for attaching it to a mirror stand).
The reflecting face of the mirror is flat and undecorated.
A thin but even, celadon-green patina covers the mirror's decorated back; the same patina originally covered the reflecting face, though portions of that patina has been scraped away in modern times.
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