id: 159085
accession number: 1995.282
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Mirror with Five Blossoms and Overlapping Lozenges, 300s BCE. China, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770–256 BCE), Warring States period (475–221 BCE). Bronze; diameter: 11.4 cm (4 1/2 in.); overall: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.); rim: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.282
title: Mirror with Five Blossoms and Overlapping Lozenges
title in original language: 五花折疊式菱紋鏡
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creation date: 300s BCE
creation date earliest: -399
creation date latest: -300
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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: 11.4 cm (4 1/2 in.); Overall: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.); Rim: 0.4 cm (3/16 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
Circles of Reflection: The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors. 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. 3, p. 26; pp. 105, 113; repr. p. 26.', '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. Circles of Reflection: The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000.
page number: Reproduced: p. 26, cat. no. 03
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