Object

Hollyhock-Shaped Octagonal Mirror with Paired Birds and Paired Beasts

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Date
制作年 AD7
Title
ソウホウソウジュウハッカキョウ
Materials, techniques and shape
紙本墨書
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Depository
Keio Museum Commons Campus Mita
Ref. number
AW-CEN-000497-0000
License
CC BY Images license
Creditline

慶應義塾(センチュリー赤尾コレクション)

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This mirror combines a paired-beast motif of lion and kirin (giraffe-like imaginary Chinese creature) with a paired-bird motif depicting the phoenix and the simurgh bird. These mirrors are characterized by their close-to-reality depictions, as opposed to traditional mirrors. Many of these were crafted into various shapes, in addition to circular ones; some were patterned after hollyhock flowers, some after water chestnut flowers, while others simulated different flower shapes. This mirror is shaped like a hollyhock and is called a “hollyhock-shaped octagonal mirror” after the eight petals forming its edge. The rim is decorated with a motif of flowers, twigs, birds and butterflies.

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Ref. number
AW-CEN-000497-0000
License
CC BY
Creditline

慶應義塾(センチュリー赤尾コレクション)

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license

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Depository
Keio Museum Commons
Campus Mita
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Classification
Art

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OPEN DATADESIGN

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Title (EN)
Hollyhock-Shaped Octagonal Mirror with Paired Birds and Paired Beasts

Identifiers

Title (EN)
Hollyhock-Shaped Octagonal Mirror with Paired Birds and Paired Beasts