Mirror with Four Running Animals
Unknown Artist
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.
Credit: Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
early 600s
Bronze
9.6 cm
1995.338
Image and text: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2023
Where you'll find this
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Permanent collection