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This bronze mirror is decorated with figures of Xi Wang Mu, the Queen Mother of the West, and her consort, Dong Wang Gong, as well as animals of the four directions and other creatures. Inscribed around the edge is a poem proclaiming prosperity and wellbeing with hopes for eternal brightness and everlasting spring. Such images are metaphors for immortality. Six Dynasties period, 5th to 6th century CE. From modern-day China. (The British Museum, London).
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Amin, O. S. M. (2018, December 12). Mirror Decorated with Figures of Xi Wang Mu and Dong Wang Gong. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9506/mirror-decorated-with-figures-of-xi-wang-mu-and-do/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Mirror Decorated with Figures of Xi Wang Mu and Dong Wang Gong." World History Encyclopedia, December 12, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9506/mirror-decorated-with-figures-of-xi-wang-mu-and-do/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Mirror Decorated with Figures of Xi Wang Mu and Dong Wang Gong." World History Encyclopedia, 12 Dec 2018, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9506/mirror-decorated-with-figures-of-xi-wang-mu-and-do/.
