Pitted Mirror: Reflections Are Blurred

An aged, mottled mirror. The silver backing of the mirror surface has partially oxidized and peeled off, revealing irregular black spots and hazy areas; the reflected image is grayish and blurry, showing only light and approximate shapes. The outer frame is a carved gilded wooden frame, with wear and chips at the corners. It is hung above a fireplace or leaning against a wall. Avoid: using clear modern mirror surfaces, using artificially aged antique mirrors, making the mirror into a full mirror wall, using frameless or thin-framed contemporary mirrors.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一面有年代的舊鏡。鏡面的背銀已經局部氧化剝落,出現不規則的黑斑與霧化的區域;反射出來的影像帶著灰調並且模糊變形,只看得到光與大概的形體。外框是雕花的鍍金木框,邊角有磨損與缺角。它掛在壁爐上方或靠牆立著。避免:使用清晰的現代鏡面、使用人工做舊的仿古鏡、把鏡子做成整面的鏡牆、使用無框與細框的當代鏡。