Mirror Featuring Dading Coins

c. 1178–1234

Maker Unknown

Chinese Art

Mirror Featuring Dading Coins, c. 1178–1234. China, Jin dynasty (1115-1234). Bronze; diameter: 11.9 cm (4 11/16 in.); overall: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.); rim: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.381

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Metalwork
Formatted Medium: bronze
Medium: bronze
Dimensions: Diameter: 11.9 cm (4 11/16 in.); Overall: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.); Rim: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: 大定通寶 Translation: Dading Tongbao
Departments: Chinese Art
Accession Number: 1995.381
Credit Line: Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
Exhibitions: Circles of Reflection: The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors
Rights Statement: CC0