id:			159099
accession number:	1995.295
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1995.295
updated:		2024-08-08 15:17:00.669000

TLV Mirror with Multiple Nipples, 9–23 CE. China, Xin dynasty (9–23 CE). Bronze; diameter: 16.3 cm (6 7/16 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 1995.295

title:				TLV Mirror with Multiple Nipples
title in original language:	多乳博局式鏡
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creation date:			9–23 CE
creation date earliest:		9
creation date latest:		23
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creditline:			Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
copyright:			

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culture:	China, Xin dynasty (9–23 CE)
technique:	bronze
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Han Dynasty
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Diameter: 16.3 cm (6 7/16 in.); Overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); Rim: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	新有善銅出丹陽，
和以銀錫青且明。
左龍右虎主四澎（旁）
八子。
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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).

	title:		China's Southern Paradise: Treasures from the Lower Yangzi Delta
	opening date:   2023-09-10T04:00:00
	<i>China's Southern Paradise: Treasures from the Lower Yangzi Delta</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 10, 2023-January 7, 2024).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Thomas and Martha Carter, Madison, WI, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1995
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1995–
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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: cat. no. 27, pp. 44-45, 106, 114
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