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Collection Online as of December 1, 2023

Mirror with a Square Band, Four Nipples, and Grass Leaf Motifs

100s BC

China, Western Han dynasty

(202 BC-AD 9)

Bronze

Diameter: 18.3 cm (7 3/16 in.); Overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); Rim: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)

Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.285

Location

not on view

Description

Inscription: May you enjoy lasting fortune. May you enjoy wine and food. May you enjoy freedom from worry. May your days be replete with happiness.

Inscriptions

Inscription

長貴富，宜酒食，樂母事，日有熹。

Inscription Translation

May you enjoy lasting fortune. May you enjoy wine and food. May you enjoy freedom from worry. May your days be replete with happiness.

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. 32, cat. no. 11
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/1995.285