id:			159135
accession number:	1995.326
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1995.326
updated:		2025-08-08 00:44:43.623000

Mirror with Deities and Animals Surrounded by Rings of Squares and Semicircles, 175–225 CE. China, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE). Bronze; diameter: 11.8 cm (4 5/8 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 1995.326

title:				Mirror with Deities and Animals Surrounded by Rings of Squares and Semicircles
title in original language:	半圓方枚環繞式神獸鏡
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creation date:			175–225 CE
creation date earliest:		175
creation date latest:		225
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creditline:			Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
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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: 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.); Overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); Rim: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	吾作明鏡，幽凍三商。
雕刻極無（無極）。
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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

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PROVENANCE

	Thomas and Martha Carter, Madison, WI
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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. 39, pp. 53-54, 107, 118
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