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Inscription: I, Master Zhang, produced this mirror, When alien tribes in four corners were being subjugated. Let us praise our Lord, for the people are given respite. After quelling the Hu and Qiang [tribes], he will restore peace on earth. May you reach the high office and receive your just reward. May you [gain the power to] protect your parents and descendants from harm. May your joy be endless.
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159131
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Mirror with Two Dragons and a Tiger
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159131
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title
Mirror with Two Dragons and a Tiger
description
Inscription: I, Master Zhang, produced this mirror, When alien tribes in four corners were being subjugated. Let us praise our Lord, for the people are given respite. After quelling the Hu and Qiang [tribes], he will restore peace on earth. May you reach the high office and receive your just reward. May you [gain the power to] protect your parents and descendants from harm. May your joy be endless.
date
200s CE
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79978264
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Metalwork
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 14.7 cm (5 13/16 in.); Overall: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.); Rim: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.)
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China, Three Kingdoms (221–280 CE)
accession
1995.322
Source extras
tec
bronze
tombstone
Mirror with Two Dragons and a Tiger (龍虎對峙鏡), 200s CE. China, Three Kingdoms (221–280 CE). Bronze; diameter: 14.7 cm (5 13/16 in.); overall: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.); rim: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.322
titleInOriginalLanguage
龍虎對峙鏡
collection
China - Three Kingdoms
inscriptions
inscription
張氏作鏡四夷服，多賀君家人民息。
胡羌殄減天下復，風雨時節五殼熟。
官至公卿蒙祿食，長保二親子孫力。
樂毋極。
inscription_translation
I, Master Zhang, produced this mirror,
When alien tribes in four corners were
being subjugated.
Let us praise our Lord, for the people are given respite.
After quelling the Hu and Qiang [tribes], he will restore peace on earth.
May you reach the high office and receive your
just reward.
May you [gain the power to] protect your parents and descendants from harm.
May your joy be endless.
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. 42, pp. 56, 107, 118
creditline
Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
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2026-05-29 08:14:27.043000
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159131
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Chinese Art
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China - Three Kingdoms
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bronze
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