id:			160953
accession number:	1999.220
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1999.220
updated:		2023-08-23 23:46:52.755000

Double-tier Mirror, 300s BCE. China, Warring States period (475-221 BC). Bronze; diameter: 7.6 cm (3 in.); overall: 0.8 cm (5/16 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 1999.220

title:				Double-tier Mirror
title in original language:	透雕紋鏡
series:				
series in original language:	
creation date:			300s BCE
creation date earliest:		-399
creation date latest:		-300
current location:		241A Arts of Ancient China
creditline:			Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
copyright:			

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culture:	China, Warring States period (475-221 BC)
technique:	bronze
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Zhou Dynasty
type:		Metalwork
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CREATORS

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measurements: Diameter: 7.6 cm (3 in.); Overall: 0.8 cm (5/16 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
	<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

* 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. 4, pp. 26-27; pp. 110, 127; repr. p. 26, color repr. pl. 1, p. 15.

* 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

	Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter, Madison, WI, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-1999
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, -present
	date: 1999-
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fun fact:
This luxury object consists of two different layers: a reflective disc with a central knob on the back, and a ring with openwork serpent designs.

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wall description:
The craft of mirror making prospered remarkably during the Warring States period, as bronzes increasingly served as luxury items for individuals. A variety of ornamentations appear on the backs of mirrors, some of which bear resemblance to those found in contemporary jades, lacquer wares, and textiles—all luxury items of the day. This tiny round mirror belongs to the rare double-cast type. It consists of two different layers: a reflective disc with a central knob at the back, and a ring with openwork designs of undulating serpents.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	
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	Cleveland Museum of Art, “Cleveland Museum of Art Acquires Rare Chinese Paintings, Baroque Porcelain Plaque and Other New Acquisitions Exhibited with Hanging Scrolls,” December 20, 1999, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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	url:		https://archive.org/details/cmapr4305

	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: p. 15, cat. no. 4
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IMAGES

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