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Source Description
Inscription: The mirror's light shows the man inside. May you live a long life and [constantly] renew yourself.
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Document identity
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159147
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Mirror with Deities and Animals in Concentric Circles
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159147
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object
title
Mirror with Deities and Animals in Concentric Circles
description
Inscription: The mirror's light shows the man inside. May you live a long life and [constantly] renew yourself.
date
late 500s–early 600s
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
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Q79978300
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Metalwork
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 33.4 cm (13 1/8 in.); Overall: 1.6 cm (5/8 in.); Rim: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.)
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China, Sui dynasty (581-618)
accession
1995.337
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bronze
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Mirror with Deities and Animals in Concentric Circles (重圈神獸鏡), late 500s–early 600s. China, Sui dynasty (581-618). Bronze; diameter: 33.4 cm (13 1/8 in.); overall: 1.6 cm (5/8 in.); rim: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.337
titleInOriginalLanguage
重圈神獸鏡
collection
China - Sui Dynasty
inscriptions
inscription
The mirror's light shows the man inside./
May you live a long life and [constantly]
renew yourself.
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1
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. 47, pp. 60-61, 107-108, 120
creditline
Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
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2026-05-29 08:14:34.653000
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159147
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Chinese Art
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China - Sui Dynasty
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bronze
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