Square Mirror with Wan Symbol
early 1000s
Maker Unknown
Chinese Art
Square Mirror with Wan Symbol, early 1000s. China, Liao dynasty (916-1125), Taiping period (1020-1030). Bronze; overall: 0.9 x 12.5 cm (3/8 x 4 15/16 in.); rim: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.368 In Asia, the wan 萬 symbol is associated with prosperity, good fortune, and various religions, Buddhism in particular.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Metalwork
- Formatted Medium
- bronze
- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
- Overall: 0.9 x 12.5 cm (3/8 x 4 15/16 in.); Rim: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: 太平萬歲 Translation: Long live the Taiping Era!
- Departments
- Chinese Art
- Accession Number
- 1995.368
- Credit Line
- Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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