Mirror with Four Running Animals
600–625
- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.); Overall: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.); Rim: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)
- Genre
- Metalwork
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
China, Tang dynasty (618-907)
About
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.