Bronze mirrors from the Song dynasty in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection
Octafoil Mirror with Legend of Herdboy and Weaver Maid, mid 10th-late 13th century, China, Song dynasty (960-1279), bronze, Diameter - w:17.80 cm (w:7 inches) Wt: 638 gOverall - h:1.10 cm (h:3/8 inches)Rim - h:0.70 cm (h:1/4 inches). Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.383, Cleveland Museum of Art © 2013 Cleveland Museum of Art
Square Mirror with Floral and Coin Motifs, early 10th Century - early 12th Century, China, Liao dynasty (916-1125) - Song dynasty (960-1279), bronze, Overall - h:0.50 w:10.50 l:10.50 cm (h:3/16 w:4 1/8 l:4 1/8 inches) Wt: 100.5 gRim - h:0.25 cm (h:1/16 inches). Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.371, Cleveland Museum of Art © 2013 Cleveland Museum of Art
Octafoil-shaped Mirror Featuring Ci Fei, the Dragon Slayer, 960-1279, China, Song dynasty (960-1279) - Jin dynasty (1115-1234), bronze, Diameter - w:17.20 cm (w:6 3/4 inches) Wt: 380.5 gOverall - h:1.10 cm (h:3/8 inches)Rim - h:0.45 cm (h:1/8 inches). Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.376, Cleveland Museum of Art © 2013 Cleveland Museum of Art
Mirror with a Pair of Phoenixes, 12th century, China, Song dynasty (960-1279), bronze, Diameter - w:35.10 cm (w:13 13/16 inches) Wt: 3,760 gOverall - h:1.30 cm (h:1/2 inches)Rim - h:0.75 cm (h:1/4 inches). Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.389, Cleveland Museum of Art © 2013 Cleveland Museum of Art
Octafoil Mirror with Two Immortals Crossing the Ocean, mid 10th-late 13th century, China, Song dynasty (960-1279), bronze, Diameter - w:17.60 cm (w:6 7/8 inches) Wt: 606 gOverall - h:1.00 cm (h:3/8 inches)Rim - h:0.60 cm (h:3/16 inches). Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.378, Cleveland Museum of Art © 2013 Cleveland Museum of Art
Cruciform Mirror with Six Blossoms, 960-1127, China, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127), bronze, Overall - h:0.70 w:16.50 l:16.50 cm (h:1/4 w:6 7/16 l:6 7/16 inches) Wt: 408 gRim - h:0.35 cm (h:1/8 inches). Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1999.222, Cleveland Museum of Art © 2013 Cleveland Museum of Art
Lobed Mirror with Shaluo Tree, mid 10th Century - mid 12th Century, China, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127), bronze, Diameter - w:14.70 cm (w:5 3/4 inches)Overall - h:0.80 cm (h:5/16 inches) Wt: 265 gRim - h:0.40 cm (h:1/8 inches). Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.380, Cleveland Museum of Art © 2013 Cleveland Museum of Art
Square Mirror with Two Phoenixes and Floral Sprays, 960-1127, China, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127), bronze, Overall - h:0.80 w:16.20 l:16.20 cm (h:5/16 w:6 3/8 l:6 3/8 inches) Wt: 723 gRim - h:0.50 cm (h:3/16 inches). Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.374, Cleveland Museum of Art © 2013 Cleveland Museum of Art
Square Mirror with Felicitous Message, early 10th Century - late 13th Century, China, Song dynasty (960-1279), bronze, Overall - h:0.70 w:16.00 l:16.30 cm (h:1/4 w:6 1/4 l:6 3/8 inches) Wt: 704 g. Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.372, Cleveland Museum of Art © 2013 Cleveland Museum of Art.