id:			159127
accession number:	1995.318
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1995.318
updated:		2024-03-26 02:00:28.757000

Mirror with Quatrefoil, Concentric Circles, and Linked Arcs, 25–220 CE. China, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE). Bronze; diameter: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.); overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); rim: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.318

title:				Mirror with Quatrefoil, Concentric Circles, and Linked Arcs
title in original language:	四葉重圈連弧紋鏡
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creation date:			25–220 CE
creation date earliest:		25
creation date latest:		220
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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, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE)
technique:	bronze
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Han Dynasty
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Diameter: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.); Overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); Rim: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	May [the mirror] be cherished by your sons and grandsons for a long time.

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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, 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, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 17, pp. 37–38; pp. 107, 117
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