Inlay for a Mirror or Box: shih-shih
c. 900–1000
Maker Unknown
Chinese Art
Inlay for a Mirror or Box: shih-shih, c. 900–1000. China, Tang dynasty (618-907) - Song dynasty (960-1279). Beaten silver with chased details; overall: 4.6 x 5.2 cm (1 13/16 x 2 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Eugene Victor Thaw 1969.78.5
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Metalwork
- Formatted Medium
- beaten silver with chased details
- Dimensions
- Overall: 4.6 x 5.2 cm (1 13/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
- Departments
- Chinese Art
- Accession Number
- 1969.78.5
- Credit Line
- Gift of Eugene Victor Thaw
- Exhibitions
- China through the Magnifying Glass: Masterpieces in Miniature and Detail, CMA 1970: "Year in Review 1969," CMA Bulletin (January 1970), p. 51, no. 229<br>The Arts of China from The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mansfield Art Center, Feb. 27-April 10, 1983<br>CMA 1984: 3 July-18 November 1984: Mirrors: Art and Symbol<br>Dayton Art Institute, "Chinese Gold and Silver from the Tang Dynasty from American Collections," Showings: 11/3/1984-1/6/1985, Dayton; 2/5/1985-4/21/1985, Cooper Hewitt, NY
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 010 Focus Gallery
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