Square Mirror with Two Phoenixes and Floral Sprays

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Square Mirror with Two Phoenixes and Floral Sprays

Date
960–1127
Medium
bronze
Culture
China, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)
Department
Chinese Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
159188

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The Chinese phoenix is known as Fenghuang, mythological birds in East Asian mythology that reign over all other birds.

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Credit line
Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
Provenance
?–1995: Thomas and Martha Carter, Madison, WI, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 1995–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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    Chinese Bronze Mirrors

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