id:			159136
accession number:	1995.327
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1995.327
updated:		2024-03-26 02:00:28.805000

Mirror with Four Pixie, early 400s-late 500s. China, Southern and Northern Dynasties period (386-589). Bronze; diameter: 11.6 cm (4 9/16 in.); overall: 1.3 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 1995.327

title:				Mirror with Four Pixie
title in original language:	瑞獸鏡
series:				
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creation date:			early 400s-late 500s
creation date earliest:		420
creation date latest:		589
current location:		
creditline:			Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
copyright:			

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culture:	China, Southern and Northern Dynasties period (386-589)
technique:	bronze
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	Chinese Art
type:		Metalwork
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CREATORS

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measurements: Diameter: 11.6 cm (4 9/16 in.); Overall: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.); Rim: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
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	inscription:	吾作明鏡，幽涑三商。
雕刻典祚，配德萬疆。
人氣顯分，天元景容。座事六采，
光耀玄黃。統德序道，【】有紀綱 ...
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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

* {'description': '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. 45, p. 58; pp. 107, 118; repr. p. 58.', 'opening_date': '2000-09-17T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'New York, New York:  China Institute Gallery; February 6, 2002-June 2, 2002.  "Circles of Reflection: The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors".', 'opening_date': '2002-02-06T00:00:00'}

* {'description': '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".', 'opening_date': '2003-12-20T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Thomas and Martha Carter, Madison, WI, ?-1995, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-1995
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1995-present
	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: p. 58, cat. no. 45
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