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Collection Online as of December 19, 2025

Mirror with Auspicious Animals, Celestial Horses, and Grapevines

early 1100s–mid-1200s

China, Jin dynasty

(1115-1234)
bronze
Diameter: 25.9 cm (10 3/16 in.); Overall: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.); Rim: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.)
Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.357
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.
  • ?–1995
    Drs. 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, OH: The 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).
  • {{cite web|title=Mirror with Auspicious Animals, Celestial Horses, and Grapevines|url=false|author=|year=early 1100s–mid-1200s|access-date=19 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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