The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 27, 2023

Mirror with a Central Square, Immortals, and Auspicious Animals

方格神獸鏡

AD 100s

China, Eastern Han dynasty

(AD 25-220)

Bronze

Diameter: 18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.); Overall: 2 cm (13/16 in.); Rim: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)

Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.330

Location

not on view

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. 31, pp. 47, 107, 119
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/1995.330