id:			159209
accession number:	1995.393
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1995.393
updated:		2024-03-26 02:00:29.221000

Mirror with Four Nipples, Four Quasi-Dragons, and Birds, mid-1300s–mid-1600s. China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Bronze; diameter: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.); overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 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 1995.393

title:				Mirror with Four Nipples, Four Quasi-Dragons, and Birds
title in original language:	四乳四虺鏡
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creation date:			mid-1300s–mid-1600s
creation date earliest:		1368
creation date latest:		1644
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creditline:			Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
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culture:	China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
technique:	bronze
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Ming Dynasty
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Diameter: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.); Overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 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, 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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PROVENANCE

	Thomas and Martha Carter, Madison, WI
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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. 91, pp. 94-95, 110, 125-126
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