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Mirror with Wild Geese on Seashore
- Museum No.
- EK17-34
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Title | Mirror with Wild Geese on Seashore |
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Category | Metalwork(E), Bronze Mirrors |
Country | Japan |
Period | Kamakura |
Century | 13th |
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Dimensions | Diameter 11cm Rim height 0.7cm Rim width 0.3cm |
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Included Works
EK17Mirror with Abstract Animals in Band
EK17-1Mirror with Whirlpool Design
EK17-2Mirror with Flower Design and Seven Arcs
EK17-3Mirror with Five Animals
EK17-4Mirror with Abstract Animals in Band
EK17-5Mirror with Four Animals
EK17-6Mirror with Tooth Comb Pattern
EK17-7Mirror with Abstract Animals in Band
EK17-8Mirror with Pines and Cranes
EK17-9Mirror with Cranes and Pines and Butterflies
EK17-10Mirror with Arabesque and Phoenixes
EK17-11Mirror with Chrysanthemums and Birds
EK17-12Mirror with Chrysanthemums, Butterflies, and Birds
EK17-13Mirror with Globeflowers and Flying Sparrows
EK17-14Mirror with Chrysanthemum Branches and Flying Sparrows
EK17-15Mirror with Autumn Plants, Butterflies, and Birds
EK17-16Mirror with Cranes and Pine Needles
EK17-17
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About half of the surface of this greenish brown mirror is veiled with a light green patina. Traces of cloth on both the back and face indicate that it was first wrapped in cloth before being buried in the sutra mound from which it was excavated, at Miroku-dera Temple in the city of Seki, Gifu Prefecture. The straight sides of the rim are of medium thickness. The design composition resembles that of Mirror with Kerria Flowers, Butterflies, and Birds (EK17-47), but a number of elements point to a more strongly pictorial expression overall, including the waves and geese rendered in high relief, and the geese flying in the distance. Along with the simple tortoise-shaped knob, this is a good example of 13th century design sensibility.
Japan-Kamakura