The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 31, 2023

Mirror with Lotus and Mantra

蓮花鏡

1271–1368

China, Yuan dynasty

(1271-1368)

Bronze

Diameter: 22.3 cm (8 3/4 in.); Overall: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.); Rim: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)

Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1999.221

Location

239 Chinese Ceramics and Metalwork

Fun Fact

A mantra or meditative statement is embedded in the petals of the lotus flower on the mirror back.

Provenance
?-1999
Thomas and Martha Carter, Madison, WI, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
1999-
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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: cat. no. 88, pp. 92-93, 110, 127
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://www.clevelandart.org/art/1999.221