The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 31, 2023

Mirror with Quatrefoil and Linked Arcs

四葉連弧鏡

AD 25–220

China, Eastern Han dynasty

(AD 25-220)

Bronze

Diameter: 12.2 cm (4 13/16 in.); Overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.); Rim: 0.3 cm (1/8 in.)

Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.319

Location

not on view

Description

Inscription: You deserve an official post.

Inscriptions

Inscription

君宜官位

Inscription Translation

You deserve an official post.

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. 36, pp. 50, 107, 117
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://www.clevelandart.org/art/1995.319