id:			159181
accession number:	1995.368
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1995.368
updated:		2024-03-26 02:00:29.060000

Square Mirror with Wan Symbol, early 1000s. China, Liao dynasty (916-1125), Taiping period (1020-1030). Bronze; overall: 0.9 x 12.5 cm (3/8 x 4 15/16 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 1995.368

title:				Square Mirror with Wan Symbol
title in original language:	卍字鏡
series:				
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creation date:			early 1000s
creation date earliest:		1020
creation date latest:		1030
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creditline:			Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
copyright:			

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culture:	China, Liao dynasty (916-1125), Taiping period (1020-1030)
technique:	bronze
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Liao Dynasty
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Overall: 0.9 x 12.5 cm (3/8 x 4 15/16 in.); Rim: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	太平萬歲
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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, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-1995
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1995-
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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. 76, pp. 82, 109, 123
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	<div><!--block-->Chou, Ju-hsi. Circles of Reflection: The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000.&nbsp;</div>
	page number: 	82, 109, 123
	url:		

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