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Source Description
Inscription: Refine the copper to be pure and bright. Make it into a mirror to receive rightful decor. May it extend your life and remove misfortunes! [You are] coeval with the heaven above.
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159115
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Mirror with Concentric Circles and Linked Arcs
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159115
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title
Mirror with Concentric Circles and Linked Arcs
description
Inscription: Refine the copper to be pure and bright. Make it into a mirror to receive rightful decor. May it extend your life and remove misfortunes! [You are] coeval with the heaven above.
date
100–1 BCE
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
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Q79978222
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Metalwork
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 14.9 cm (5 7/8 in.); Overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.); Rim: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)
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China, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE)
accession
1995.306
Source extras
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bronze
tombstone
Mirror with Concentric Circles and Linked Arcs (重圈連弧鏡), 100–1 BCE. China, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE). Bronze; diameter: 14.9 cm (5 7/8 in.); overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.); rim: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.306
titleInOriginalLanguage
重圈連弧鏡
collection
China - Han Dynasty
inscriptions
inscription
涑治銅華清而明。
以之為鏡宜文章。
延年益壽而辟不產（祥）。
與天毋極。
inscription_translation
Refine the copper to be pure and bright. Make it into a mirror to receive rightful decor. May it extend your life and remove misfortunes! [You are] coeval with the heaven above.
citations
citation
Chou, Ju-hsi. <em>Circles of reflection: the Carter collection of Chinese bronze mirrors</em>. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 37, cat. no. 16
creditline
Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
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2026-05-29 08:14:19.194000
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159115
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Chinese Art
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China - Han Dynasty
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bronze
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