Mirror with Four Running Animals
Unknown Artist
early 600s
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
h. 0.9 cm · diam. 9.6 cm
Classification
Metalwork
Department
Chinese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
Accession Number
1995.338
About this artwork
Inscription: I received a gift: the mirror of the King of Qin. For this, I would have paid willingly a thousand taels of silver. In no way would I use it to unveil your hidden desires. Verily, I only wish to lay bare my own heart.