China, Eastern Zhou dynasty (771-256 BC), Warring States period (475-221 BC) - Western Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 9) / Mirror with Jade Disk Inset / late Warring States (475-221 BC) to early Western Han (206 BC-8 AD)China, Eastern Zhou dynasty (771-256 BC), Warring States period (475-221 BC) - Western Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 9)
Mirror with Jade Disk Inset
late Warring States (475-221 BC) to early Western Han (206 BC-8 AD)

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Creator Nationality: China, Eastern Zhou dynasty (771-256 BC), Warring States period (475-221 BC) - Western Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 9)
Creator Name-CRT: China, Eastern Zhou dynasty (771-256 BC), Warring States period (475-221 BC) - Western Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 9)
Title: Mirror with Jade Disk Inset
Title Type: Primary
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Creation Start Date: -47
Creation End Date: 8
Creation Date: late Warring States (475-221 BC) to early Western Han (206 BC-8 AD)
Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Classification Term: Metalwork
Materials and Techniques: bronze, nephrite, and turquoise
Dimensions: Diameter: 15.3cm
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 2002.5
Credit Line: Gift of various donors to the department of Chinese art (by exchange)
Rights: http://www.clevelandart.org/museum/disclaim2.html
Style or Period: China, Eastern Zhou dynasty (771-256 BC), Warring States period (475-221 BC) - Western Han dynasty (
Context: Mirrors with a jade disk inset are perhaps the rarest of all known bronze mirrors in China. This object's conception was unquestionably aristocratic, and it was meticulously and exquisitely crafted. Aided by the skillful carving of its surface, the nephrite here exhibits a subtle luminosity. The disk features within the inner circle a pair of phoenixes and in the outer ring a set of four oxen masks having extended and interlocking horns-motifs often seen in jades of the late Warring States period and early Western Han dynasty. Consequently, this mirror has been dated to that span of time.
AMICA ID: CMA_.2002.5
AMICA Library Year: 2003
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