id:			95069
accession number:	1915.606
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1915.606
updated:		2022-01-04 14:36:37.032000

Mirror, AD 25-220. China, Eastern Han dynasty (AD 25-220). Bronze; diameter: 13.1 cm (5 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1915.606

title:				Mirror
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creation date:			AD 25-220
creation date earliest:		25
creation date latest:		220
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creditline:			Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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culture:	China, Eastern Han dynasty (AD 25-220)
technique:	bronze
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Han Dynasty
type:		Metalwork
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CREATORS

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measurements: Diameter: 13.1 cm (5 3/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	Mr. Wang has made this mirror; it is true and without blemish. Its decoration is engraved with skilled craftsmanship. May your longevity be like metal and stone; may you have joy without end.
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Mirrors: Art and Symbol
	opening date:   1984-07-03T04:00:00
	<i>Mirrors: Art and Symbol</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 3, 1994-January 27, 1985).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Dr. J. C. [John Calvin] Ferguson  福開森 [1866-1945], Newton, MA, sold to the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust for gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-1915
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1915-
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wall description: 
Two of the same animals of the Four Directions seen in the "TLV" mirror are cast in high relief and twisted in confrontation: the Dragon of the East with long snout, pointed horn, and scaly backbone meets the Tiger of the West with feline head and striped neck. An amphibious creature of unknown symbolism swims between their tails. The circle between their heads duplicates the form of a copper coin, minted during the Han dynasty, that was strung through its square perforation. <br><br>The encircling inscription reads: "Mr. Wang has made this mirror; it is true and without blemish. Its decoration is engraved with skilled craftsmanship. May your longevity be like metal and stone; may you have joy without end."
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