id:			159115
accession number:	1995.306
share license status:	CC0
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updated:		2023-03-15 15:46:23.529000

Mirror with Concentric Circles and Linked Arcs, 1st century BC. China, Western Han dynasty (202 BC-AD 9). Bronze; diameter: 14.9 cm (5 7/8 in.); overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 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 1995.306

title:				Mirror with Concentric Circles and Linked Arcs
title in original language:	重圈連弧鏡
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creation date:			1st century BC
creation date earliest:		-99
creation date latest:		-1
current location:		
creditline:			Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
copyright:			

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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: 14.9 cm (5 7/8 in.); Overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.); Rim: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	涑治銅華清而明。
以之為鏡宜文章。
延年益壽而辟不產（祥）。
與天毋極。
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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

* 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. 16, p. 37; pp. 106, 116; repr. p. 37.

* 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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wall description:
Inscription: Refine the copper to be pure and bright. Make it into a mirror to receive rightful decor. May it extend your life and remove misfortunes! [You are] coeval with the heaven above.
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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. 37, cat. no. 16
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