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Document identity
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159181
label
Square Mirror with Wan Symbol
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Source metadata
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159181
contentType
object
title
Square Mirror with Wan Symbol
date
early 1000s
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79978401
genreSpecific
Metalwork
imageCount
1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 0.9 x 12.5 cm (3/8 x 4 15/16 in.); Rim: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
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China, Liao dynasty (916-1125), Taiping period (1020-1030)
accession
1995.368
Source extras
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Square Mirror with Wan Symbol (卍字鏡), early 1000s. China, Liao dynasty (916-1125), Taiping period (1020-1030). Bronze; overall: 0.9 x 12.5 cm (3/8 x 4 15/16 in.); rim: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.368
titleInOriginalLanguage
卍字鏡
collection
China - Liao Dynasty
inscriptions
inscription
太平萬歲
inscription_translation
Long live the Taiping Era!
didYouKnow
In Asia, the <em>wan</em> 萬 symbol is associated with prosperity, good fortune, and various religions, Buddhism in particular.
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. 76, pp. 82, 109, 123
citation
<div><!--block-->Chou, Ju-hsi. Circles of Reflection: The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000. </div>
page_number
82, 109, 123
creditline
Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
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2026-05-29 08:14:49.487000
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159181
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Chinese Art
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China - Liao Dynasty
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bronze
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