Mirror with Four Running Animals, early 600s, China, Tang dynasty (618-907), bronze, Diameter: w. 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.); Overall: h. 0.9 cm (5/16 in.); Rim: h. 0.7 cm (1/4 in.). Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.338 © The 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.