id: 159091
accession number: 1995.288
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Mirror with Clouds and Nebulae, 200–100 BC. China, Western Han dynasty (202 BC-AD 9). Bronze; diameter: 10 cm (3 15/16 in.); overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 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 1995.288
title: Mirror with Clouds and Nebulae
title in original language: 星雲鏡
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creation date: 200–100 BC
creation date earliest: -200
creation date latest: -100
current location: 241B Arts of Ancient China
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: 10 cm (3 15/16 in.); Overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 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
* 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. 13, p. 34; pp. 105, 114; repr. p. 34, color repr. pl. 2, p. 16 .
* New York, New York: China Institute Gallery; February 6, 2002-June 2, 2002. "Circles of Reflection: The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors".
* 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".
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PROVENANCE
Thomas and Martha Carter, Madison, WI
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Mirrors provided literal reflection and were decorated with symbolic imagery that illuminated universal themes.
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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. 16, cat. no. 13
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Schulten, Caroline. "Some Notes on the Use of Bronze Mirrors in the Tomb of Zhang Wenzao, Liao Period." Cleveland Studies in the History of Art 9 (2005): 68-89.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: P. 76, fig. 8
url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/20079751
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