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159091
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Mirror with Clouds and Nebulae
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159091
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object
title
Mirror with Clouds and Nebulae
date
200–100 BCE
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60759113
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Metalwork
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1
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Diameter: 10 cm (3 15/16 in.); Overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); Rim: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
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China, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE)
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1995.288
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Mirror with Clouds and Nebulae (星雲鏡), 200–100 BCE. China, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE). Bronze; diameter: 10 cm (3 15/16 in.); overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); rim: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.288
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星雲鏡
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China - Han Dynasty
didYouKnow
Mirrors provided literal reflection and were decorated with symbolic imagery that illuminated universal themes.
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. 16, cat. no. 13
citation
Schulten, Caroline. "Some Notes on the Use of Bronze Mirrors in the Tomb of Zhang Wenzao, Liao Period." <em>Cleveland Studies in the History of Art </em>9 (2005): 68-89.
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Mentioned and reproduced: P. 76, fig. 8
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Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
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2026-05-29 08:14:14.301000
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159091
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Chinese Art
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China - Han Dynasty
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bronze
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