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Animal-and-Grape Mirror

Animal-and-Grape Mirror

mid 600s
(618-907)
bronze
Diameter: 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in.); Overall: 1 cm (3/8 in.); Rim: 1 cm (3/8 in.)
Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.356
Location: not on view

Description

Animal-and-Grape Mirror, mid-7th century ad China, Tang dynasty (ad 618-907) CMA 1995.356 [Cat. no. 53]
  • Thomas and Martha Carter, Madison, WI
  • Chou, Ju-hsi. Circles of reflection: the Carter collection of Chinese bronze mirrors. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000. Reproduced: p. 19, cat. no. 53
    Yen, Chuan-Ying. "The Decorative Motifs on Tang Dynasty Mirrors." Cleveland Studies in the History of Art 9 (2005): 1-23. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 6, fig. 12 www.jstor.org
  • Madison, Wisconsin: Elvehjem Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison; December 20, 2003-February 29, 2004. "Circles of Reflection: The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors".
    New York, New York: China Institute Gallery; February 6, 2002-June 2, 2002. "Circles of Reflection: The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors".
    Circles of Reflection: The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 17-November 26, 2000); China Institute Gallery, New York, NY (February 6-June 2, 2002); Elvehjem Museum of Art, Madison, WI (December 20, 2003-February 29, 2004).
    Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; September 17-November 26, 2000. "Circles of Reflection: The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors" exh. cat. no. 53, p. 64; pp. 108, 122; repr. p. 64.
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