The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 11, 2019

Lobed Mirror of Three Delights

三樂鏡

8th century

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
Thomas and Martha Carter, Madison, WI
Citations
Chou, Ju-hsi. Circles of reflection: the Carter collection of Chinese bronze mirrors. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000. Reproduced: p.77, cat. no. 71
Exhibition history

Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; September 17-November 26, 2000. "Circles of Reflection: The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors" exh. cat. no. 71, p. 77; pp. 108, 123; repr. p. 77.

New York, New York: China Institute Gallery; February 6, 2002-June 2, 2002. "Circles of Reflection: The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors".

Madison, Wisconsin: Elvehjem Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison; December 20, 2003-February 29, 2004. "Circles of Reflection: The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors".

Circles of Reflection: The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (September 17-November 26, 2000); China Institute Gallery (February 6-June 2, 2002); Elvehjem Museum of Art (December 20, 2003-February 29, 2004).

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