The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of January 22, 2021

Miniature Square Mirror

方形掌中鏡

581-618

China, Sui dynasty

(581-618)

Bronze

Overall: 0.6 x 3.8 cm (1/4 x 1 1/2 in.); Rim: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)

Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1999.219

Location

not on view

Provenance
?-1999
Thomas and Martha Carter, Madison, WI, ?-1999, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
1999-
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1999-present
Citations
Cleveland Museum of Art, “Cleveland Museum of Art Acquires Rare Chinese Paintings, Baroque Porcelain Plaque and Other New Acquisitions Exhibited with Hanging Scrolls,” December 20, 1999, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.org
Chou, Ju-hsi. Circles of reflection: the Carter collection of Chinese bronze mirrors. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000. Reproduced: at. no. 48, pp. 61, 110, 126
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/1999.219