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Source Description
This mirror stand is the in shape of a recumbent <em>djeiran</em>, or Central Asian antelope. Commonly appearing on Sogdian silver from the 600s onward, the djeiran motif migrated via the trade routes to northern China. There, during the Jin and Yuan (1279–1368) dynasties, it was very popular and always depicted with the moon supported by clouds. Chinese writers often identify the djeiran as the mythical rhinoceros (<em>xi'niu</em>) that is said to gaze at the moon, or as the cow of Wu "panting upon seeing the moon." When the stand originally held a mirror, the animal would appear to be looking at the moon.
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159200
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Mirror Stand in the Shape of a Djeiran
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159200
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Mirror Stand in the Shape of a Djeiran
description
This mirror stand is the in shape of a recumbent <em>djeiran</em>, or Central Asian antelope. Commonly appearing on Sogdian silver from the 600s onward, the djeiran motif migrated via the trade routes to northern China. There, during the Jin and Yuan (1279–1368) dynasties, it was very popular and always depicted with the moon supported by clouds. Chinese writers often identify the djeiran as the mythical rhinoceros (<em>xi'niu</em>) that is said to gaze at the moon, or as the cow of Wu "panting upon seeing the moon." When the stand originally held a mirror, the animal would appear to be looking at the moon.
date
mid 1600s-early 1900s
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79978452
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Metalwork
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Overall: 10.6 x 21.2 cm (4 3/16 x 8 3/8 in.)
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China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
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1995.385
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bronze
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Mirror Stand in the Shape of a Djeiran, mid 1600s-early 1900s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Bronze; overall: 10.6 x 21.2 cm (4 3/16 x 8 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.385
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China - Qing Dynasty
citations
citation
Chou, Ju-hsi. <em>Circles of reflection: the Carter collection of Chinese bronze mirrors</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. pp. 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 08:15:01.131000
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159200
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Chinese Art
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China - Qing Dynasty
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bronze
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