The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 29, 2025
Mirror with Two Dragons and a Tiger
200s CE
(221–280 CE)
Diameter: 14.7 cm (5 13/16 in.); Overall: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.); Rim: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.)
Location: not on view
Description
Inscription: I, Master Zhang, produced this mirror, When alien tribes in four corners were being subjugated. Let us praise our Lord, for the people are given respite. After quelling the Hu and Qiang [tribes], he will restore peace on earth. May you reach the high office and receive your just reward. May you [gain the power to] protect your parents and descendants from harm. May your joy be endless.- 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: cat. no. 42, pp. 56, 107, 118
- 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).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1995.322