id: 159189
accession number: 1995.375
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Octafoil Mirror with Lunar Palace, early 1100s–mid-1200s. China, Jin dynasty (1115-1234). Bronze; diameter: 21.3 cm (8 3/8 in.); overall: 0.9 cm (3/8 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 1995.375
title: Octafoil Mirror with Lunar Palace
title in original language: 月宮鏡
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creation date: early 1100s–mid-1200s
creation date earliest: 1115
creation date latest: 1234
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creditline: Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
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culture: China, Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
technique: bronze
department: Chinese Art
collection: China - Jin Dynasty
type: Metalwork
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measurements: Diameter: 21.3 cm (8 3/8 in.); Overall: 0.9 cm (3/8 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
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).
title: Escaping to a Better World: Eccentrics and Immortals in Chinese Art (Chinese art rotation)
opening date: 2022-05-13T04:00:00
Escaping to a Better World: Eccentrics and Immortals in Chinese Art (Chinese art rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 13-November 6, 2022).
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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. Circles of reflection: the Carter collection of Chinese bronze mirrors. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000.
page number: Mentioned: cat. no. 83, pp. 87–88, 109, 124; Reproduced: p. 87
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Wang, Eugene Y. "Mirror, Moon, and Memory in Eighth-Century China: From Dragon Pond to Lunar Palace." Cleveland Studies in the History of Art 9 (2005): 42-67.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: P. 62, fig. 16
url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/20079751
Kim, Yŏng-wŏn. Miguk Met'ŭrop'ollit'an misulgwan sojang Han'guk munhwajae [미국 메트로폴리탄 미술관 소장 한국 문화재 = Korean art collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, U.S.A]. Haeoe Sojae Munhwajae Chosa. Taejŏn: Kungnip munhwajae yŏn'guso = National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, 2012.
page number: p. 077, fig. 161
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Sin, Myŏng-hŭi, and Kwang-sŏp Kim. Sam kwa yesul sok ch'ŏngdong iyagi 삶 과 예술 속 청동 이야기 = Bronze in life and art]. Ch’ungch’ŏng-bukto Ch’ŏngju-si : Kungnip Ch’ŏngju Pangmulgwan, 2016.
page number: p. 152, fig. 116
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