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Animal-and-Grape Mirror, mid-7th century ad China, Tang dynasty (ad 618-907) CMA 1995.356 [Cat. no. 53]

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159168
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Animal-and-Grape Mirror
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159168
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Animal-and-Grape Mirror
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Animal-and-Grape Mirror, mid-7th century ad China, Tang dynasty (ad 618-907) CMA 1995.356 [Cat. no. 53]
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mid 600s
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en
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Q79978365
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Diameter: 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in.); Overall: 1 cm (3/8 in.); Rim: 1 cm (3/8 in.)
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China, Tang dynasty (618-907)
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1995.356
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Animal-and-Grape Mirror (瑞獸葡萄鏡), mid 600s. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Bronze; diameter: 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in.); overall: 1 cm (3/8 in.); rim: 1 cm (3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.356
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瑞獸葡萄鏡
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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.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 19, cat. no. 53
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: P. 6, fig. 12
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Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
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2026-05-29 08:14:42.909000
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159168
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Chinese Art
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China - Tang Dynasty
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bronze
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