id:			159110
accession number:	1995.301
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1995.301
updated:		2025-02-15 12:46:40.611000

TLV Mirror with Four Spirits and Companions, 9–100 CE. China, Han dynasty (202 BCE–220 CE). Bronze; diameter: 19 cm (7 1/2 in.); overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); rim: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.301

title:				TLV Mirror with Four Spirits and Companions
title in original language:	四神博局式青铜鏡
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creation date:			9–100 CE
creation date earliest:		9
creation date latest:		100
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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, Han dynasty (202 BCE–220 CE)
technique:	bronze
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Han Dynasty
type:		Metalwork
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CREATORS

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measurements: Diameter: 19 cm (7 1/2 in.); Overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); Rim: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)
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	inscription:	The inscription is limited to the area within the central square and among the smaller nipples. It is the zodiac series.
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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:		From Caves to Tombs: Chinese Pictorial Rubbings from Stone Reliefs (從石窟到墓祠—石刻拓片)
	opening date:   2021-06-11T04:00:00
	<i>From Caves to Tombs: Chinese Pictorial Rubbings from Stone Reliefs (從石窟到墓祠—石刻拓片)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 11-November 14, 2021).

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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. 26, pp. 43-44, 106, 115
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