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159209
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Mirror with Four Nipples, Four Quasi-Dragons, and Birds
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159209
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object
title
Mirror with Four Nipples, Four Quasi-Dragons, and Birds
date
mid-1300s–mid-1600s
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79978478
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Metalwork
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.); Overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.); Rim: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.)
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China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
accession
1995.393
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bronze
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Mirror with Four Nipples, Four Quasi-Dragons, and Birds (四乳四虺鏡), mid-1300s–mid-1600s. China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Bronze; diameter: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.); overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.); rim: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.393
titleInOriginalLanguage
四乳四虺鏡
collection
China - Ming Dynasty
inscriptions
inscription
(Gong)
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: cat. no. 91, pp. 94-95, 110, 125-126
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Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
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2026-05-29 08:15:04.541000
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159209
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Chinese Art
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China - Ming Dynasty
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bronze
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