The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 20, 2025

Mirror with Three Dragons

early 1100s–early 1200s

China, Jin dynasty

(1115-1234)
bronze
Diameter: 10.2 cm (4 in.); Overall: 1 cm (3/8 in.); Rim: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.)
Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.387
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Mirrors typically have one polished and one decorated side and were used in part in tombs for ritual purpose or served as disks for reflection.
  • ?-1995
    Thomas and Martha Carter, Madison, WI, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1995-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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