id:			159170
accession number:	1995.358
share license status:	CC0
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updated:		2019-11-29 09:00:13.299000

Mirror with Sparrows and Floral Sprays, late 600s-early 700s. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Bronze; diameter: 9.3 cm (3 11/16 in.); overall: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.); rim: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.358

title:				Mirror with Sparrows and Floral Sprays
title in original language:	雀繞花枝鏡
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creation date:			late 600s-early 700s
creation date earliest:		675
creation date latest:		725
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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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measurements: Diameter: 9.3 cm (3 11/16 in.); Overall: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.); Rim: 0.8 cm (5/16 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
	<i>Circles of Reflection:  The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (September 17-November 26, 2000); China Institute Gallery (February 6-June 2, 2002); Elvehjem Museum of Art (December 20, 2003-February 29, 2004).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* 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. 60, p. 69; pp. 108, 122; repr. p. 69.<br><br>New York, New York:  China Institute Gallery; February 6, 2002-June 2, 2002.  "Circles of Reflection: The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors".<br><br>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".

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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: p.69, cat. no. 60
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