Mirror with Confucian Maxim

1400s

Maker Unknown

Chinese Art

Mirror with Confucian Maxim, 1400s. China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Bronze; diameter: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.); overall: 0.6 cm (1/4 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 1995.395

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Metalwork
Formatted Medium: bronze
Medium: bronze
Dimensions: Diameter: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.); Overall: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.); Rim: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: 為善最樂 Translation: Joy in performing good deeds!
Departments: Chinese Art
Accession Number: 1995.395
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