[Collection Name]: Ming Baishou Reunion Mirror
 

[Historical Era]: Ming
[Collection size]: Diameter 31.8 centimeters, thickness 1.3 centimeters.
 

The mirror is circular, with a round button and a convex ring with an outer rolled edge. The mirror button is decorated with auspicious animal patterns around it, and the main body of the mirror is decorated with floating four character patterns, with a four character inscription "Hundred Longevity Reunion" in between. The book is square and regular, with child and miscellaneous treasure patterns between each character.
 

The biggest characteristic of Ming Dynasty bronze mirrors is that "the pictures must be intentional, and the meanings must be auspicious". The "Hundred Longevity Reunion" embodies people's beautiful expectations for longevity and the continuous reproduction of future generations.