
Cleveland Museum of Art
Mirror with Clouds and Nebulae
- Date
- 200–100 BCE
- Medium
- bronze
- Culture
- China, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE)
- Department
- Chinese Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Mirrors provided literal reflection and were decorated with symbolic imagery that illuminated universal themes.
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