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Collection Online as of September 27, 2023

Lobed Mirror with Paired Phoenixes, a Nestling Bird, and a Lotus Blossom

雙鳳花鳥葵花鏡

700s

China, Tang dynasty

(618-907)

Bronze

Diameter: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.); Overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.); Rim: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)

Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.346

Location

239 Chinese Ceramics and Metalwork

Fun Fact

From flowers to animals, each detail on this mirror has symbolic meaning.

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. 67, pp. 74, 108, 121
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/1995.346