Kenneth Paul Lesko Cleveland Art Gallery

 

Annex

 

 Ming Dynasty

Bronze Mirror

1620

41 1/4 inches (78 inches in stand)

Text includes the name of the emperor at the time of the casting (made in the first year of the reign of Tianqi), the name of the master who designed and cast the piece in bronze, the name of the Taoist priest who performed the dedication ceremony, the location of the Taoist temple (Shanghai), and the location within the temple where the piece was displayed (Chamber of the Red Phoenix), as well as several other details.

 

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