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Mirror
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Mirror |
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| Object type | Metalwork | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description |
The Japanese used chrysanthemums as decorative elements on mirrors. In the Heian period, a chrysanthemum with cranes or long-tailed birds was a common motif. Later, in the Kamakura and Muromachi periods, chrysanthemum designs were divided into three patterns with different symbolic associations: Chrysanthemum with Cranes represented longevity; Water Flowing suggested longevity as well as the Noh drama Kikujido, or Chrysanthemum Boy; and East Fence alluded to the poem "Drinking Wine" by Tao Yuanming (AD 365-427). Here, the mirror featuring Buddhist iconography (kyojo) and a chrysanthemum design on the back shows that the flower was also appreciated in the context of Buddhism in the Kamakura period. |
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| Date | 1200s-1300s | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Bronze | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Diameter: 10.7 cm (4 3/16 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Japanese Art |
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| Accession number |
1917.640 |
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| Place of creation | Japan, Kamakura Period (1185-1333) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Gift of D. Z. Norton | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1917.640 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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