id:			159088
accession number:	1995.285
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1995.285
updated:		2023-12-06 00:06:08.311000

Mirror with a Square Band, Four Nipples, and Grass Leaf Motifs, 100s BC. China, Western Han dynasty (202 BC-AD 9). Bronze; diameter: 18.3 cm (7 3/16 in.); overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); rim: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.285

title:				Mirror with a Square Band, Four Nipples, and Grass Leaf Motifs
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creation date:			100s BC
creation date earliest:		-199
creation date latest:		-100
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creditline:			Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
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culture:	China, Western Han dynasty (202 BC-AD 9)
technique:	bronze
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Han Dynasty
type:		Metalwork
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CREATORS

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measurements: Diameter: 18.3 cm (7 3/16 in.); Overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); Rim: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	長貴富，宜酒食，樂母事，日有熹。
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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

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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. 32, cat. no. 11
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