id: 159167
accession number: 1995.355
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Animal-and-Grape Mirror with a Variety of Birds, late 600s. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Bronze; diameter: 13.9 cm (5 1/2 in.); overall: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.); rim: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.355
title: Animal-and-Grape Mirror with a Variety of Birds
title in original language: 瑞獸珍禽葡萄鏡
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creation date: late 600s
creation date earliest: 675
creation date latest: 699
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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: 13.9 cm (5 1/2 in.); Overall: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.); Rim: 1.4 cm (9/16 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, 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. Circles of reflection: the Carter collection of Chinese bronze mirrors. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000.
page number: Reproduced: cat. no. 56, pp. 66, 108, 122
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Yen, Chuan-Ying. "The Decorative Motifs on Tang Dynasty Mirrors." Cleveland Studies in the History of Art 9 (2005): 1-23.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: P. 6, fig. 12
url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/20079750
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