id:			159190
accession number:	1995.376
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1995.376
updated:		2025-05-06 12:06:30.530000

Octafoil-shaped Mirror Featuring Ci Fei, the Dragon Slayer, 900s–1300s. China, Jin dynasty (1115-1234) or Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918-1392). Bronze; diameter: 17.2 cm (6 3/4 in.); overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 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 1995.376

title:				Octafoil-shaped Mirror Featuring Ci Fei, the Dragon Slayer
title in original language:	佽非斬蛟龍葵花鏡
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creation date:			900s–1300s
creation date earliest:		900
creation date latest:		1399
current location:		236 Korean
creditline:			Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
copyright:			

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culture:	China, Jin dynasty (1115-1234) or Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918-1392)
technique:	bronze
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Song Dynasty
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Diameter: 17.2 cm (6 3/4 in.); Overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.); Rim: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
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	inscription:	煌丕昌天
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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).

	title:		Mountains and Rivers Beyond the DMZ – Korean Gallery 236 Rotation
	opening date:   2019-01-23T05:00:00
	<i>Mountains and Rivers Beyond the DMZ – Korean Gallery 236 Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (January 21-July 21, 2019).

	title:		Ink, Paper, and Brush - Korean Gallery 236 Rotation
	opening date:   2019-07-24T04:00:00
	<i>Ink, Paper, and Brush - Korean Gallery 236 Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (July 24, 2019-January 26, 2020).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Drs. 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. 80, p. 85; pp. 109, 124; repr. p. 85
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	<em>Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918-1392</em>. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2003.
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	Choi, Eung-chon. “Craftsmen in Metal Arts in the Goryeo Dynasty [고려시대 金屬工藝의 匠人].” <em>Misulsahak yeongu</em> (2004): 171–192.
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	url:		http://www.dbpia.co.kr/journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE00996932

	Kim, Sung-june. "The National Flag of the Sailing Ship inscribed on the Bronze Mirror in the Goryeo Period."<em> Yeoksa wa gyeong'gye</em> (2017): 245–281.
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	url:		http://www.dbpia.co.kr/journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE07298449&language=ko_KR

	<em>Goryeo: The Glory of Korea </em>[대고려, 그 찬란한 도전]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 2018.
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	McCormick, Sooa. “North of the Border: A preview of the Korean gallery's new display, coming in January." <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine </em>vol. 58, no. 6 (November/December 2018): 16–17.
	page number: 	Reproduced: P. 16; Mentioned: P. 16, 17.
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