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- Eight-cusped Mirror with Sailing Boat
Overview
Eight-cusped Mirror with Sailing Boat
- Museum No.
- EK259-2
Photo No：506-12410
Color type：Color
| Title | Eight-cusped Mirror with Sailing Boat |
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| Category | Metalwork (E), Bronze Mirrors |
| Country | Korea |
| Period | Goryeo |
| Century | 12th |
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| Dimensions | Diameter 17.1cm Rim height 0.5cm |
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Included Works
EK259- Mirror with Ox and Moon
EK259-1 
Four-lobed Mirror with a Pair of Phoenixes
EK259-3
Mirror with Peonies and Vines
EK259-4
Mirror with Pair of Dragons
EK259-5
Eight-lobed Plain Mirror
EK259-6
Eight-cusped Mirror with Flowers and a Pair of Phoenixes
EK259-7
Eight-cusped Mirror with Flowers and a Pair of Phoenixes
EK259-8
Five-lobed Mirror with Flowers and Mandarin Ducks
EK259-9
Five-lobed Mirror with Flowers and Mandarin Ducks
EK259-10
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A boat sails across the sea, while dragons and fish peek out between the waves. This motif also occurs in round mirrors, and there are a number of variations on the theme, depending on the style and the absence or presence of characters meaning, "big, bright, shining sun." This style of mirror is widely found in Korea and Japan, as well as the northern half of China, and many examples similar to the museum's mirror have been found on the Korean Peninsula. In Japan, perhaps because of the sea-related motif, mirrors of this type have been donated to shrines dedicated to the god of navigation, such as Oogido Shrine on the island of Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture, and Isozaki Shrine on the shores of Lake Biwa.
Korea-Koryo