The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 3, 2020

Lobed Mirror of Three Delights

三樂鏡

700s

China, Tang dynasty

(618-907)

Bronze

Diameter: 12.7 cm (5 in.); Overall: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.); Rim: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)

Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.363

Location

not on view

Inscriptions

Inscription

榮啟期問曰答孔夫子

Inscription Translation

Rong Qiqi was questioned by, and replied to Confucius.

Provenance
?-1995
Thomas and Martha Carter, Madison, WI, ?-1995, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
1995-
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1995-present
Citations
Chou, Ju-hsi. Circles of reflection: the Carter collection of Chinese bronze mirrors. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000. Reproduced: cat. no. 71, pp. 77, 108, 123
Exhibition history

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).

Source URL: https://cmaweb23-bbn-2.clevelandart.org/art/1995.363