Mirror with Lotus and Mantra, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368), bronze, Diameter - w:22.30 cm; Wt: 787 g  Overall - h:1.50 cm; Rim - h:0.70 cm.  Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1999.221.

A mantra, or meditative statement, is embedded in the petals of the lotus flower on the mirror's back.

This mirror features intricate Buddhist designs. Around the central knob are four leaves, a ring of tiny beads, and then a circle made up of small lotus flower designs. Outside of that are eight big petal shapes, inside each is a Sanskrit letter. The mirror has the phrase "In the name of Om mani padme hum" written in a slightly incorrect form of Sanskrit, possibly because the Chinese mirror maker was not familiar with the language.