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159167
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Animal-and-Grape Mirror with a Variety of Birds
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159167
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object
title
Animal-and-Grape Mirror with a Variety of Birds
date
late 600s
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79978363
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Metalwork
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1
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dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 13.9 cm (5 1/2 in.); Overall: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.); Rim: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.)
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China, Tang dynasty (618-907)
accession
1995.355
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Animal-and-Grape Mirror with a Variety of Birds (瑞獸珍禽葡萄鏡), late 600s. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Bronze; diameter: 13.9 cm (5 1/2 in.); overall: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.); rim: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.355
titleInOriginalLanguage
瑞獸珍禽葡萄鏡
collection
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.
page_number
Reproduced: cat. no. 56, pp. 66, 108, 122
citation
Yen, Chuan-Ying. "The Decorative Motifs on Tang Dynasty Mirrors." <em>Cleveland Studies in the History of Art </em>9 (2005): 1-23.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: P. 6, fig. 12
creditline
Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
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2026-05-29 08:14:42.994000
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159167
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Chinese Art
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China - Tang Dynasty
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bronze
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