Mirror with Four Running Animals

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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