# Mirror with Clouds and Nebulae

- Date: 200–100 BCE
- Medium: bronze
- Classification: Metalwork
- Dimensions: Diameter: 10 cm (3 15/16 in.); Overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); Rim: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
- Culture: China, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE)
- Credit line: Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1995.288)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1995.288/1995.288_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Mirrors provided literal reflection and were decorated with symbolic imagery that illuminated universal themes.