Octafoil Mirror with Legend of Herdboy and Weaver Maid

mid-900s-late 1200s

Maker Unknown

Chinese Art

Octafoil Mirror with Legend of Herdboy and Weaver Maid, mid-900s-late 1200s. China, Song dynasty (960-1279). Bronze; diameter: 17.8 cm (7 in.); overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.); rim: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.383

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Metalwork
Formatted Medium: bronze
Medium: bronze
Dimensions: Diameter: 17.8 cm (7 in.); Overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.); Rim: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)
Departments: Chinese Art
Accession Number: 1995.383
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