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Collection Online as of January 22, 2020

Octafoil Mirror with Lunar Palace

月宮鏡

early 12th-mid 13th century

China, Jin dynasty

(1115-1234)

Bronze

Diameter: 21.3 cm (8 3/8 in.); Overall: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.); Rim: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.)

Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.375

Location

not on view

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. 87, cat. no. 83
Sin, Myŏng-hŭi, and Kwang-sŏp Kim. Sam kwa yesul sok ch'ŏngdong iyagi = Bronze in life and art. 2016. 152
Kim, Yŏng-wŏn. Miguk Met'ŭrop'ollit'an misulgwan sojang Han'guk munhwajae = Korean art collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, U.S.A. Haeoe Sojae Munhwajae Chosa. Taejŏn: Kungnip munhwajae yŏn'guso = National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, 2012. p. 077
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. 83, pp. 87-88; pp. 109, 124; repr. p. 87.

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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