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Lobed Mirror with Two Phoenixes and Floral Displays, 8th century ad China, Tang dynasty (ad 618-907) CMA 1995.348 [Cat. no. 66.a]

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159159
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Lobed Mirror with Paired Phoenixes and Floral Displays
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159159
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Lobed Mirror with Paired Phoenixes and Floral Displays
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Lobed Mirror with Two Phoenixes and Floral Displays, 8th century ad China, Tang dynasty (ad 618-907) CMA 1995.348 [Cat. no. 66.a]
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700s
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en
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Q79978328
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Diameter: 14.8 cm (5 13/16 in.); Overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.); Rim: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
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China, Tang dynasty (618-907)
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1995.348
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Lobed Mirror with Paired Phoenixes and Floral Displays (雙鳳花枝葵花鏡), 700s. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Bronze; diameter: 14.8 cm (5 13/16 in.); overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 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, 1995.348
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雙鳳花枝葵花鏡
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China - Tang Dynasty
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: cat. no. 66a, pp. 73, 108, 121
citation
Yen, Chuan-Ying. "The Decorative Motifs on Tang Dynasty Mirrors." <em>Cleveland Studies in the History of Art </em>9 (2005): 1-23.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: pp. 5-6, fig. 10
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Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
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2026-05-29 08:14:41.377000
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159159
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Chinese Art
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China - Tang Dynasty
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bronze
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