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accession number: 1995.346
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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
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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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. Circles of reflection: the Carter collection of Chinese bronze mirrors. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000.
page number: Reproduced: cat. no. 67, pp. 74, 108, 121
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