Antique Mirror: Mottled by the oxidation of the silver plating

An antique mirror, 1.8 meters tall, with its silvering partially oxidized, showing cloudy black spots and darkened edges, making the reflection blurry and soft—it doesn't clearly reflect people, but transforms the room's light and shadow into a hazy painting. This condition is not to be restored, as restoration would turn it into an ordinary mirror. The frame is hand-carved wood with gold leaf, and the gold is worn in many places, revealing the red primer underneath. The mirror leans against the wall, not hung. Next to it is a plain wall and a low table. Soft side window light. Avoid: re-silvering the mirror to make it clear, depicting the gold leaf as intact, hanging the mirror on the wall, placing many objects around it.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一面高 1.8 公尺的古董鏡,鏡面的鍍銀層已經局部氧化,出現雲霧狀的黑斑與邊緣的暗化,因此反射是模糊而柔和的——它照不清楚人,但把整個房間的光影變成一幅朦朧的畫。這種狀態不修復,因為修復之後就只是一面普通的鏡子。框是手工雕刻的木框並貼金箔,金已有多處磨損露出底下的紅色底漆。鏡子倚牆而立不掛牆上。旁邊是素面的牆與一張矮几。柔和的側窗光。避免:把鏡面重新鍍銀變清晰、金箔畫成完好無損、鏡子掛在牆上、周邊擺放大量物件。