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- Mirror with Autumn Plants, Butterflies, and Birds
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Mirror with Autumn Plants, Butterflies, and Birds
- Museum No.
- EK234
Photo No：479-11810
Color type：Color
| Title | Mirror with Autumn Plants, Butterflies, and Birds |
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| Category | Metalwork (E), Bronze Mirrors |
| Country | Japan |
| Period | Heian Late |
| Century | 12th |
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| Dimensions | Diameter 9.35cm Rim height 0.45cm Rim width 0.2cm |
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Autumn plants were a popular motif for artifacts produced around the period this work was made. The small stationery box with plovers and waves in makie and mother-of-pearl inlay, housed at Kongôbu-ji Temple in Wakayama Prefecture, is another example of such design. The distinctive gap around the rim, and the simple but vigorous depiction of butterflies and birds suggest that this mirror was made in the early 12th century.
Japan-Heian-Late