Mirror Case with Pattern of Rock, Chrysanthemums, and Pomegranates, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95), China, Silk threads applied to plain-weave silk crepe, Overall: 14 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. (36.8 x 36.8 cm), Textiles-Embroidered, Glass was not much used before the twentieth century in making Chinese mirrors; instead, a highly polished metal surface provided the reflection. When not in use, a mirror could be stored in a case like this
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Mirror Case, Pattern, Rock, Chrysanthemums, Pomegranates, Qing dynasty, 1644–1911, Qianlong period, 1736–95, China, Silk threads applied, plain-weave silk crepe, Overall, 14 1/2 x 14 1/2, 36.8 36.8 cm, Textiles-Embroidered, Glass, twentieth century, Chinese mirrors, highly polished metal, surface, provided, reflection, mirror, stored, case
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