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Inscription: The immortal peaks rise as twins. The wise river now has a rival. Morning flowers are made bright and charming. At night, its light reflects the moon. The dragon coils around the jade disc. A pair of fabulous birds dance in harmony. It is said the Renshou era Was when the war began to end.
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159149
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Mirror with Four Spirits
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159149
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object
title
Mirror with Four Spirits
description
Inscription: The immortal peaks rise as twins. The wise river now has a rival. Morning flowers are made bright and charming. At night, its light reflects the moon. The dragon coils around the jade disc. A pair of fabulous birds dance in harmony. It is said the Renshou era Was when the war began to end.
date
581–618
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79978305
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Metalwork
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dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 19.8 cm (7 13/16 in.); Overall: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.); Rim: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)
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China, Sui dynasty (581-618)
accession
1995.339
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Mirror with Four Spirits, 581–618. China, Sui dynasty (581-618). Bronze; diameter: 19.8 cm (7 13/16 in.); overall: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.); rim: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.339
collection
China - Sui Dynasty
inscriptions
inscription
The immortal peaks rise as twins./
The wise river now has a rival./
Morning flowers are made bright and charming./
At night, its light reflects the moon./
The dragon coils around the jade disc./
A pair of fabulous birds dance in harmony./
It is said the Renshou era/
Was when the war began to end.
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citations
citation
Chou, Ju-hsi. <em>Circles of reflection: the Carter collection of Chinese bronze mirrors</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 49, pp. 61–62, 108, 120
citation
Cahill, Suzanne E. "The Moon Stopping in the Void: Daoism and the LIterati Ideal in Mirrors of the Tang Dynasty." .<em>Cleveland Studies in the History of Art</em> 9 (2005): 24–41.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 30, fig. 4
citation
Moor, Bilha. <em>Illustrated Ottoman Cosmographies, c. 1550-1700: The World through Muslim Eyes.</em> Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press Ltd, 2025.
creditline
Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
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2026-05-29 08:14:36.074000
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159149
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Chinese Art
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China - Sui Dynasty
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bronze
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