The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 25, 2024
Mirror with Clouds and Nebulae
200–100 BCE
(206 BCE–8 CE)
Diameter: 10 cm (3 15/16 in.); Overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); Rim: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
Location: 241B Arts of Ancient China
Did You Know?
Mirrors provided literal reflection and were decorated with symbolic imagery that illuminated universal themes.- Thomas and Martha Carter, Madison, WI
- Chou, Ju-hsi. Circles of reflection: the Carter collection of Chinese bronze mirrors. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000. Reproduced: p. 16, cat. no. 13Schulten, Caroline. "Some Notes on the Use of Bronze Mirrors in the Tomb of Zhang Wenzao, Liao Period." Cleveland Studies in the History of Art 9 (2005): 68-89. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 76, fig. 8 www.jstor.org
- 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".New York, New York: China Institute Gallery; February 6, 2002-June 2, 2002. "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).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. 13, p. 34; pp. 105, 114; repr. p. 34, color repr. pl. 2, p. 16 .
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1995.288