Lobed Mirror with a Tortoise Knob, a Musician, and a Phoenix

?-1995Thomas and Martha Carter, Madison, WII, ?-1995, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art

Diameter: 21.6 公分 (8 1/2 英吋)

Rim: 0.6 公分 (1/4 英吋)

鳳凰雙鏡南金裝。陰陽各為配，日月恒相會。白玉芙蓉匣，翠羽瓊瑤帶。同心人，心相親，照心照膽保千春。
A mirror with paired phoenixes is cast from metals from the South.
The yin and yang are made to match;
The sun and moon meet with constancy.
A white jade box with peony decor
Is mated with a lustrous tassel of
kingfisher feathers.
Those of the same heart beat are drawn close.
Whatever the mirror will reveal: be they hearts
or gall;
It will surely protect you for a thousand springs.