id:			146941
accession number:	1972.34
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1972.34
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:32.424000

Mirror with 'Shan' (Mountain) Pattern, 200s BCE. China, probably State of Chu, possibly Hunan province, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770–256 BCE), Warring States period (475–221 BCE). Bronze; diameter: 18 cm (7 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1972.34

title:				Mirror with 'Shan' (Mountain) Pattern
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creation date:			200s BCE
creation date earliest:		-299
creation date latest:		-221
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creditline:			Edward L. Whittemore Fund
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culture:	China, probably State of Chu, possibly Hunan province, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770–256 BCE), Warring States period (475–221 BCE)
technique:	bronze
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Zhou Dynasty
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Diameter: 18 cm (7 1/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1972
	opening date:   1973-02-27T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1972</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 27-March 18, 1973).

	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

	(William H. Wolff [c. 1906-1991], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1972
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1972-present
	date: 1972-
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1972.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>, vol. 60, no. 3, 1973, pp. 63–115.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 115, no. 311
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25093732

	Christman, Bruce. "Three Gilded Tibetan Vessels." <em>Gilded Metals: History, Technology and Conservation</em>. Edited by Terry Drayman Weisser. London, England: Archetype Publications in association with the American Institute of Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, 2000.
	page number: 	Reproduced: fig. 10.13, p. 180
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