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Inscription: Official Bureau of Mirrors

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159197
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Mirror with Wheel Spokes and Riding Boys
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159197
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Mirror with Wheel Spokes and Riding Boys
description
Inscription: Official Bureau of Mirrors
date
c. 1196–1234
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en
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Q79978444
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Metalwork
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Diameter: 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in.); Overall: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.); Rim: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)
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China, Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
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1995.382
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Mirror with Wheel Spokes and Riding Boys (童子騎馬鏡), c. 1196–1234. China, Jin dynasty (1115-1234). Bronze; diameter: 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in.); overall: 0.8 cm (5/16 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, 1995.382
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童子騎馬鏡
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China - Jin Dynasty
inscriptions
inscription
官立鏡子局
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. 85, pp. 88-89, 109, 125
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Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
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2026-05-29 08:14:58.780000
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159197
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Chinese Art
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China - Jin Dynasty
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bronze
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