The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of January 17, 2021

Huzhou Mirror

湖州素鏡

1500s

China, Huzhou, Ming dynasty

(1368-1644)

Bronze

Diameter: 15.8 cm (6 1/4 in.); Overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.); Rim: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.)

Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.370

Location

not on view

Description

Inscription: Made in Jinhe, Huzhou

Inscriptions

Inscription

湖州近河造

Inscription Translation

Made in Jinhe, Huzhou

Provenance
Thomas and Martha Carter, Madison, WI
Citations
Chou, Ju-hsi. Circles of reflection: the Carter collection of Chinese bronze mirrors. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000. Reproduced: cat. no. 90, pp. 94, 109, 123
Exhibition history

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).

Source URL: https://cmaweb23-bbn-2.clevelandart.org/art/1995.370