The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 24, 2024
Mirror with Auspicious Animals, Celestial Horses, and Grapevines
early 1100s-mid-1200s
(1115-1234)
Diameter: 25.9 cm (10 3/16 in.); Overall: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.); Rim: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.)
Location: not on view
Description
The mirror is covered with thick layers of corrosion that have been partially scraped off the reflecting surface. A small triangular area of undisturbed corrosion remains.- ?-1995Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter, Madison, WI, ?-1995, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art1995-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1995-present
- Chou, Ju-hsi. Circles of reflection: the Carter collection of Chinese bronze mirrors. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000. Reproduced: pp. 108 and 122
- Circles of Reflection: The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 17-November 26, 2000); Elvehjem Museum of Art, Madison, WI (December 20, 2003-February 29, 2004).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1995.357