
Cleveland Museum of Art
Mirror with Four Running Animals
- Date
- early 600s
- Medium
- bronze
- Culture
- China, Tang dynasty (618–907)
- Department
- Chinese Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
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.
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