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- Mirror with Wicker Net Design and a Pair of Birds
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Mirror with Wicker Net Design and a Pair of Birds
- Museum No.
- JK356-1
Photo No：480-11820
Color type：Color
| Title | Mirror with Wicker Net Design and a Pair of Birds |
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| Category | Archaeology (J), Nara-Edo Bronze Mirrors |
| Country | Japan |
| Period | Heian Late |
| Century | 12th |
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| Dimensions | Diameter 8.8cm Rim height 0.3cm Rim width 0.3cm |
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| Donor | Okamura Takemori |
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Wicker-net patterned mirrors constituted one type of mirror being made until the end of the Kamakura period (1185-1333), some features of which were a central boss and a symmetrical composition. This mirror depicts wicker nets in the upper and lower parts of the inner and outer zones, with a pair of long-tailed birds filling in the remaining space. The prototype for this design composition is found in a narrow-rimmed mirror excavated from a sutra mound at Izusan Shrine in Shizuoka Prefecture, bearing a date corresponding to 1172 (Shôan 2) in ink (collection of Izusan Shrine, Andô Kôichi, 1981). The wicker nets on this mirror convey a droopy feeling, and the line quality is thick and coarse.
Japan-Unknown