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Mirror with Clouds and Nebulae

星雲鏡

200–100 BC

China, Western Han dynasty

(202 BC-AD 9)

Bronze

Diameter: 10 cm (3 15/16 in.); Overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); Rim: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)

Weight: 185 g (6.53 oz.)

Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.288

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241B Arts of Ancient China

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Mirrors provided literal reflection and were decorated with symbolic imagery that illuminated universal themes.

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: p. 16, cat. no. 13

Schulten, Caroline. "Some Notes on the Use of Bronze Mirrors in the Tomb of Zhang Wenzao, Liao Period." Cleveland Studies in the History of Art 9 (2005): 68-89. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 76, fig. 8 www.jstor.org

Exhibition history

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. 13, p. 34; pp. 105, 114; repr. p. 34, color repr. pl. 2, p. 16 .

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".

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).

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星雲鏡

China, Western Han dynasty

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