The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 21, 2025

Mirror with Four Bixie

early 400s–late 500s CE

China, Southern and Northern Dynasties period

(386-589)
bronze
Diameter: 11.6 cm (4 9/16 in.); Overall: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.); Rim: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.327
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

A bixie is a fantastical hybrid creature that was believed to ward off evil spirits
  • ?–1995
    Thomas and Martha Carter, Madison, WI, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1995–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Chou, Ju-hsi. Circles of reflection: the Carter collection of Chinese bronze mirrors. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000. Reproduced: p. 58, cat. no. 45
  • 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 in America, New York, NY (February 6-June 2, 2002); Elvehjem Museum of Art, Madison, WI (December 20, 2003-February 29, 2004).
  • {{cite web|title=Mirror with Four Bixie|url=false|author=|year=early 400s–late 500s CE|access-date=21 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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