id: 159143
accession number: 1995.333
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Mirror with Deities and Animals Surrounded by Rings of Squares and Semicircles, late 100s CE. China, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE). Bronze; diameter: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.); overall: 1.3 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 1995.333
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: late 100s CE
creation date earliest: 175
creation date latest: 199
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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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CREATORS
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measurements: Diameter: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.); Overall: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.); Rim: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
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inscription: 吾作明鏡,幽涑三岡。配仙世袁,紡德序道,
敬奉臣(賢)良。同(銅)刻無極。
百牙作樂,眾祥主陽。世照光明,
壽如金石,位至三公,其師命長。
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Circles of Reflection: The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors
opening date: 2000-09-17T00:00:00
Circles of Reflection: The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors. 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. Circles of reflection: the Carter collection of Chinese bronze mirrors. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000.
page number: Reproduced: cat. no. 38, pp. 52-53, 107, 119
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