Mirror with Four Pixie, early 5th-late 6th century, Cleveland Museum of Art: Chinese ArtInscription:
Mirror with Four Pixie, early 5th-late 6th century, Cleveland Museum of Art: Chinese ArtInscription: I made the bright mirror, Having melted three metals. I have sculpted the classic paradigms And the virtuous in myriad years. The human spirit is made manifest And heavenly deities reveal their noble forms. As they are painted with six colors, Their light shines through the heaven and earth. With virtues and the Way in grasp, Rules and laws sprang into being….Size: Diameter: 11.6 cm (4 9/16 in.); Overall: 1.3 cm (½ in.); Rim: 0.6 cm (¼ in.)Medium: bronzehttps://clevelandart.org/art/1995.327 -- source link
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