Ever seen what’s known as a Chinese Magic Mirror? These mirrors, made of polished bronze and dating back to the Han Dynasty, have a design on the back. When you shine a light on the front, the front ...
Curators at the Cincinnati Art Museum have figured out that an unassuming bronze disc in the museum’s 100,000-strong collection is actually an exceedingly rare magic mirror. Magic mirrors, also known ...
Amid the thousands of treasures in the Cincinnati Art Museum’s East Asian art collection, a small bronze mirror dating back to the 15th or 16th century always seemed rather unremarkable. Last ...