Mirror (Shinjūkyō) Based on Han Dynasty Prototype with Cosmological Design

Creator Name

Cultural Context

Japan

Date

4th–5th century

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description

Mirror

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Title

Mirror (Shinjūkyō) Based on Han Dynasty Prototype with Cosmological Design

Creator

Worktype

Mirrors

Cultural Context

Japan

Material

Bronze

Dimensions

Diam. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); D. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm);
depth: 1.3centimetre

Technique

Language

Date

4th–5th century

Provenance

The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975

Style Period

Kofun period (ca. 300–710)

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subject

Topic

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Mirror (Shinjūkyō) Based on Han Dynasty Prototype with Cosmological Design, 4th–5th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

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