Cleveland Museum of Art

Mirror with Auspicious Animals Surrounded by Rings of Squares and Semicircles

Date: late 100s CE
Medium: bronze
Culture: China, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE)
Department: Chinese Art
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art

Inscription: I made this bright mirror By refining the three metals. BoYa is making music; The multitude of gods display their forms. [The mirror] is suitable for a man with great wealth and good fortune. He [who has it] will add years to life. His descendants will also prosper. Even this master will enjoy longevity.

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