id: 159188
accession number: 1995.374
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Square Mirror with Two Phoenixes and Floral Sprays, 960–1127. China, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). Bronze; overall: 0.8 x 16.2 cm (5/16 x 6 3/8 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 1995.374
title: Square Mirror with Two Phoenixes and Floral Sprays
title in original language: 雙鳳花枝方鏡
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creation date: 960–1127
creation date earliest: 960
creation date latest: 1127
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, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)
technique: bronze
department: Chinese Art
collection: China - Song Dynasty
type: Metalwork
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CREATORS
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measurements: Overall: 0.8 x 16.2 cm (5/16 x 6 3/8 in.); Rim: 0.5 cm (3/16 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
* 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. 77, pp. 82-83; pp. 109, 124; repr. p. 82, color repr. pl. 7, p. 21.
* New York, New York: China Institute Gallery; February 6, 2002-June 2, 2002. "Circles of Reflection: The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors".
* 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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The Chinese phoenix is known as Fenghuang, mythological birds in East Asian mythology that reign over all other birds.
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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. 21, cat. no. 77
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