Inlays for a Mirror or Box
c. 900–1000
Maker Unknown
Chinese Art
Inlays for a Mirror or Box, c. 900–1000. China, Tang dynasty (618-907) - Song dynasty (960-1279). Beaten silver with chased details; overall: 4.7 x 8.4 cm (1 7/8 x 3 5/16 in.); irregular: 5.3 x 8.4 cm (2 1/16 x 3 5/16 in.); part 1: 4.6 x 8.4 cm (1 13/16 x 3 5/16 in.); part 2: 5.2 x 7.8 cm (2 1/16 x 3 1/16 in.); part 3: 5.2 x 5.6 cm (2 1/16 x 2 3/16 in.); part 4: 4.2 x 6.1 cm (1 5/8 x 2 3/8 in.); part 5: 4.6 x 5.2 cm (1 13/16 x 2 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Eugene Victor Thaw 1969.78
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Metalwork
- Formatted Medium
- beaten silver with chased details
- Dimensions
- Overall: 4.7 x 8.4 cm (1 7/8 x 3 5/16 in.); Irregular: 5.3 x 8.4 cm (2 1/16 x 3 5/16 in.); Part 1: 4.6 x 8.4 cm (1 13/16 x 3 5/16 in.); Part 2: 5.2 x 7.8 cm (2 1/16 x 3 1/16 in.); Part 3: 5.2 x 5.6 cm (2 1/16 x 2 3/16 in.); Part 4: 4.2 x 6.1 cm (1 5/8 x 2 3/8 in.); Part 5: 4.6 x 5.2 cm (1 13/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
- Departments
- Chinese Art
- Accession Number
- 1969.78
- Credit Line
- Gift of Eugene Victor Thaw
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1969, Mirrors: Art and Symbol, China through the Magnifying Glass: Masterpieces in Miniature and Detail
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 010 Focus Gallery
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