Timeless source of inspiration: The moon in relics (6)

Bronze Mirror with Design of a Scene in the Moon Palace, National Museum of China

Made in Tang Dynasty (618 - 907 A.D.), this mirror depicts a vivid scene inside the legendary moon palace where the Chinese moon goddess Chang’e flying in the sky, her long sleeves fluttering in the floating clouds. Besides, there is a luxuriant osmanthus tree, a rabbit with a pestle mixing medicine and a jumping toad, which all refer to famous incarnations of mythological moon spirits in Chinese folklore.