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159136
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Mirror with Four Bixie
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159136
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object
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Mirror with Four Bixie
date
early 400s–late 500s CE
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79978274
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Metalwork
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Diameter: 11.6 cm (4 9/16 in.); Overall: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.); Rim: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
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China, Southern and Northern Dynasties period (386-589)
accession
1995.327
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Mirror with Four Bixie (瑞獸鏡), early 400s–late 500s CE. China, Southern and Northern Dynasties period (386-589). Bronze; diameter: 11.6 cm (4 9/16 in.); overall: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.); rim: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.327
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瑞獸鏡
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Chinese Art
inscriptions
inscription
吾作明鏡，幽涑三商。
雕刻典祚，配德萬疆。
人氣顯分，天元景容。座事六采，
光耀玄黃。統德序道，【】有紀綱 ...
inscription_translation
I made the bright mirror,
Having melted three metals.
I have sculpted the classic paradigms
And the virtuous in myriad years.
The human spirit is made manifest
And heavenly deities reveal their noble forms.
As they are painted with six colors,
Their light shines through the heaven and earth.
With virtues and the Way in grasp,
Rules and laws sprang into being....
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didYouKnow
A <em>bixie </em>is a fantastical hybrid creature that was believed to ward off evil spirits
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: p. 58, cat. no. 45
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Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
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2026-05-29 08:14:30.307000
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159136
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Chinese Art
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Chinese Art
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bronze
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