id:			159080
accession number:	1995.278
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1995.278
updated:		2024-03-26 02:00:28.488000

Mirror with Continuous Arcs against Whorl Pattern, 200s BCE. China, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770–256 BCE), Warring States period (475–221 BCE). Bronze; diameter: 23.7 cm (9 5/16 in.); overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); rim: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.278

title:				Mirror with Continuous Arcs against Whorl Pattern
title in original language:	雲雷紋地連弧紋鏡
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creation date:			200s BCE
creation date earliest:		-299
creation date latest:		-200
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creditline:			Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
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culture:	China, 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: 23.7 cm (9 5/16 in.); Overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); Rim: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Circles of Reflection:  The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors
	opening date:   2000-09-17T00:00:00
	<i>Circles of Reflection:  The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 17-November 26, 2000); China Institute Gallery, New York, NY (February 6-June 2, 2002); Elvehjem Museum of Art, Madison, WI (December 20, 2003-February 29, 2004).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Cleveland, Ohio:  The Cleveland Museum of Art; September 17-November 26, 2000.  "Circles of Reflection:  The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors" exh. cat. no. 9, p. 30; pp. 105, 112; repr. p. 30.', 'opening_date': '2000-09-17T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'New York, New York:  China Institute Gallery; February 6, 2002-June 2, 2002.  "Circles of Reflection: The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors".', 'opening_date': '2002-02-06T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Madison, Wisconsin: Elvehjem Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison; December 20, 2003-February 29, 2004.  "Circles of Reflection: The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors".', 'opening_date': '2003-12-20T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Thomas and Martha Carter, Madison, WI
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Chou, Ju-hsi. <em>Circles of reflection: the Carter collection of Chinese bronze mirrors</em>. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 30, cat. no. 09
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