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Square Mirror with Two Phoenixes and Floral Sprays

雙鳳花枝方鏡

960–1127

China, Northern Song dynasty

(960-1127)

Bronze

Overall: 0.8 x 16.2 cm (5/16 x 6 3/8 in.); Rim: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)

Weight: 723 g (1.59 lbs.)

Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.374

Location

239 Chinese Ceramics and Metalwork

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The Chinese phoenix is known as Fenghuang, mythological birds in East Asian mythology that reign over all other birds.

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. 21, cat. no. 77

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. 77, pp. 82-83; pp. 109, 124; repr. p. 82, color repr. pl. 7, p. 21.

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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雙鳳花枝方鏡

China, Northern Song dynasty

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