id:			108543
accession number:	1926.249
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1926.249
updated:		2023-03-04 09:29:36.997000

Mirror with Paired Felines, late 500s-600s. China, Sui dynasty (581-618) - Tang dynasty (618-907). Bronze; diameter: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund 1926.249

title:				Mirror with Paired Felines
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series:				
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creation date:			late 500s-600s
creation date earliest:		581
creation date latest:		700
current location:		
creditline:			Dudley P. Allen Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	China, Sui dynasty (581-618) - Tang dynasty (618-907)
technique:	bronze
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Sui Dynasty
type:		Metalwork
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CREATORS

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measurements: Diameter: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	The maiden's chamber---bright and clear
  Her precious mirror---round
It has doubled both her eyes
  As she danced with the lonely phoenix.
Its light flows over her powdered face, painted brow
  Diffusing radiance upon her silken gauze
While with infinite delicacy
  She demurely glances at herself.

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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-November 18, 1984).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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wall description:
The two leopard-like creatures stalking each other around the knob of this mirror display a naturalistic animal style that emerged with the Sui and Tang unification of China. Their constrained energy contrasts markedly with the reserved image of a young woman described in the encircling poetic inscription: <br><br>The maiden's chamber—bright and clear <br>Her precious mirror—round <br>It has doubled both her eyes <br>As she danced with the lonely phoenix. <br>Its light flows over her powdered face, painted brow <br>Diffusing radiance upon her silken gauze <br>While with infinite delicacy <br>She demurely glances at herself. <br><br>Unlike the tightly integrated Han mirrors, examples of the Sui and Tang are typically inscribed with romantic verses that bear no relation to their accompanying designs.
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