Spiegel versierd met vier apen

anonymous, -0400 - -0200

Mirrorshowing four monkeys holding each other by the tail Late Eastern Zhou period (481 - 222 BC), 5th - 4th century BC Given by Mr and Mrs Van Beek

  • Artwork typemirror
  • Object numberAK-MAK-1462
  • Dimensionsdiameter 16.6 cm x height 0.6 cm
  • Physical characteristicsBrons

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Spiegel versierd met vier apen

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-1462

  • Description

    Bronzen spiegel versierd met vier apen die elkaar bij de staart grijpen.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, China

  • Dating

    -0400 - -0200

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    Brons

  • Dimensions

    diameter 16.6 cm x height 0.6 cm

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  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (gift of Mr and Mrs Van Beek, 1993)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; donated by Mr and Mrs Van Beek, Arnhem, for the 75th anniversary of the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, February 1993;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1993

Documentation

    • Klaas Ruitenbeek, 'Aanwinst : Bronzen spiegel uit de Chu-cultuur', Aziatische Kunst 23/3 (1993), pp. 18-21.
    • Filippo Salviati, 'Stylistic features of some pre-Han Chinese mirrors in the Rijksmuseum Collection, Amsterdam', Aziatische Kunst 27/1 (1997), pp. 21-28.

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