id:			159157
accession number:	1995.346
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1995.346
updated:		2023-08-23 23:34:15.474000

Lobed Mirror with Paired Phoenixes, a Nestling Bird, and a Lotus Blossom, 700s. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Bronze; diameter: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 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 1995.346

title:				Lobed Mirror with Paired Phoenixes, a Nestling Bird, and a Lotus Blossom
title in original language:	雙鳳花鳥葵花鏡
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creation date:			700s
creation date earliest:		700
creation date latest:		799
current location:		239 Chinese Ceramics and Metalwork
creditline:			Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
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culture:	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)
technique:	bronze
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Tang Dynasty
type:		Metalwork
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CREATORS

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measurements: Diameter: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.); Overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.); Rim: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)
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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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fun fact:
From flowers to animals, each detail on this mirror has symbolic meaning.

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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. 67, pp. 74, 108, 121
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