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Source Description
Bronze mirrors typically have one polished reflective side and a decorative back with a knob to be able to lift it.
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Document identity
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159157
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Lobed Mirror with Paired Phoenixes, a Nestling Bird, and a Lotus Blossom
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159157
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object
title
Lobed Mirror with Paired Phoenixes, a Nestling Bird, and a Lotus Blossom
description
Bronze mirrors typically have one polished reflective side and a decorative back with a knob to be able to lift it.
date
700s
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
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Q60763159
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Metalwork
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1
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dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.); Overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.); Rim: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)
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China, Tang dynasty (618-907)
accession
1995.346
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bronze
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Lobed Mirror with Paired Phoenixes, a Nestling Bird, and a Lotus Blossom (雙鳳花鳥葵花鏡), 700s. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Bronze; diameter: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 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, 1995.346
titleInOriginalLanguage
雙鳳花鳥葵花鏡
collection
China - Tang Dynasty
didYouKnow
From flowers to animals, each detail on this mirror has symbolic meaning.
citations
citation
Chou, Ju-hsi. <em>Circles of reflection: the Carter collection of Chinese bronze mirrors</em>. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000.
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Reproduced: cat. no. 67, pp. 74, 108, 121
creditline
Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
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2026-05-29 08:14:40.818000
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159157
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Chinese Art
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China - Tang Dynasty
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bronze
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