Mirror / Artist Unknown, China
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1974/1.208
- Title
- Mirror
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- Object Creation Date
- 960-1279
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- China (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- China (nation)
- Credit Line
- The Oliver J. Todd Memorial Collection
- Inscription
- 4 vertical columns reading right to left: "Although the inside is empty, the outside is square; Although the face is even devoid of dust, the ten thousand things (i.e. everything) are on it. Made by Hsieh-chih Hou of Hu-ch'eng (city of Hu)."
- Dimensions
- 8.6 cm x 8.6 cm x 0.4 cm (3 3/8 in. x 3 3/8 in. x 3/16 in.)
- Primary Object Classification
- Metalwork
- Primary Object Type
- mirror
- Primary Keywords
- mirrors
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1914 x 1920
- File Size
- 489 KB
- Record
- 1974/1.208
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1974-sl-1.208/1974_1_208.jpg
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"Mirror; Artist Unknown, China." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1974-sl-1.208/1974_1_208.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.