id:			159211
accession number:	1995.395
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1995.395
updated:		2025-02-09 05:17:43.462000

Mirror with Confucian Maxim, 1400s. China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Bronze; diameter: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.); overall: 0.6 cm (1/4 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 1995.395

title:				Mirror with Confucian Maxim
title in original language:	為善最樂鏡
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creation date:			1400s
creation date earliest:		1400
creation date latest:		1499
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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, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
technique:	bronze
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Ming Dynasty
type:		Metalwork
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CREATORS

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measurements: Diameter: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.); Overall: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.); Rim: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
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	inscription:	為善最樂
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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, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 89, pp. 95, 110, 126
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